2008
Area residents unclear about new border rules
A requirement that U.S. and Canadian citizens have a passport by January 1, 2008, for entering the U.S. at land border crossings has now been delayed until June 1, 2009.
Marie Jones Holmes
2007
BEP changes mind, grants request by LNG firm to refile
On November 14, the Maine Board of Environmental Protection (BEP) reversed an earlier board ruling and granted a request by Downeast LNG to withdraw its application that was before the board for the construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Robbinston.
2007
Conference weighs impact of new border rules
The commute to work for Linda Matthews is not a matter of heavy or stalled traffic or changing lanes, but rather the need to cross borders. Matthews, who is corporate logistics manager for Cooke Aquaculture based in St. George, leaves her home on Campobello and crosses at the U.S.
2007
Is there gold in them thar hills?
Pembroke's Big Hill is once again attracting a prospector. This time it is Golden Hope Mines Ltd. of Quebec. The Big Hill prospect is located near Route 214 and Old County Road.
2007
Maine BEP denies LNG firm's request to refile application
A request by Downeast LNG to withdraw its application before the Maine Board of Environmental Protection (BEP) for the construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility at Mill Cove in Robbinston was denied October 25 by the board in a 5-3 vote.
2007
LNG pipeline route through refuge denied
Downeast LNG has notified the Maine Board of Environmental Protection (BEP) that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has determined that the company's application for a pipeline right-of-way through part of the Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge...
2007
Downeast LNG request to refile denied by BEP
A request by Downeast LNG to withdraw its applications for state permits currently before the Maine Board of Environmental Protection (BEP) and refile later this year was rejected by the BEP on September 21.