THE WEATHER OUTSIDE IS FRIGHTFUL,
THE WEATHER OUTSIDE IS FRIGHTFUL, and these two cats, Daisy and Meatball, don't seem to mind watching the snow fall from inside their warm Eastport home. (Edward French photo)
February 23, 2006
Front Page Stories
Fishermen's forum debates support for lobster hatcheries
The question of whether the state should financially support lobster hatcheries and the recording of a significant decline in the number of commercial fisheries licenses in the Cobscook Bay area were among the topics discussed at the eighth annual Cobscook Fisheries Forum, held February 11 at...
LNG developers face Canadian hostility
You must understand that due to its location your project cannot happen without Canada's consent," stated St. Andrews Mayor John Craig. The message was delivered during a February 15 public informational meeting...
Herring rule changes allow midwater trawlers into fishery
The New England Fisheries Management Council (NEFMC) has approved an amendment to the Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan (FMP) that will allow over a dozen, large midwater trawlers into the Gulf of Maine fishery while eliminating a small Eastport-based purse seiner.
Campobello refuses presentation
Three information sessions by Quoddy Bay LNG concerning its plans to construct a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility at Split Rock at Pleasant Point and a storage facility in Perry were met with a range of responses C from strong hostility on Campobello Island to questions about ship transit...
Man in burning car rescued by passerby
If not for the quick response by a passerby, a single-vehicle accident on Tuesday afternoon, February 21, would have been fatal to a 61-year-old Meddybemps man trapped inside his burning car.