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Lora Whelan

2009

Lyme disease spreads into Washington County

Lyme disease is moving up the coast of Maine, as coastal areas see an increase in development and landscaped habitat. Incidents in Washington County were recorded for the first time in 2008 with three cases, a number far lower than counties such as York...

2009

City’s FERC comments irk harbor pilots

There was a full house at the July 13 Eastport City Council meeting. Generally city council meetings are graced by the presence of two or three members of the public.

2009

Port bond left in package after last-minute battle in legislature

An amendment to a $150 million bond package, which sought to unravel the vote of the Maine Legislature's Appropriations Committee to include $5.75 million in bond funding for the ports of Eastport and Searsport, started a battle on the floor of the Senate...

2009

Grant will help fund ORPC’s local job creation

Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) has been awarded over $800,000 in funding from the Maine Technology Asset Fund, granted by the Maine Technology Institute, which will be used to build and test the commercial design of its proprietary tidal energy technology.

2009

Layoffs hit Calais residential facility; more cuts avoided

Forty positions have been cut at the Calais-based Residential Services division of Washington County Psychotherapy Associates (WCPA). Dr.

2009

Domtar mill to reopen for full production

Domtar Corporation will be reopening its Woodland pulp mill this month because of a number of favorable changes in the marketplace.

2009

Domtar shutdown’s impact begins to hit home

The recent indefinite shutdown of the Domtar Corporation pulp mill in Baileyville created an immediate flurry of concern about the potential repercussions for Domtar's 300 employees, directly and indirectly related businesses such as loggers, truckers and longshoremen and area service providers.