MARCH CAME IN LIKE A LION,
MARCH CAME IN LIKE A LION, and weathering another winter storm on Johnson's Bay in Lubec is the scallop dragger Dorothy Mitchell. (Chessie Johnson photo, copyright 2008)
March 13, 2008
Front Page Stories
Local schools face large cuts in state funds
As the state wrestles with how to address a $190 million shortfall in funding, the effect on local education budgets is leaving educators worried.
Sheriff still troubled by actions of local MDEA officer on DVD
"These people should be the best of the best, not the worst of the worst," says Washington County Sheriff Donnie Smith, referring to a Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) officer, shown drinking and driving and committing other questionable acts on a recently surfaced DVD.
Ten-year ordeal ends with court ruling for Francis
Passamaquoddy Tribal Court Judge Rebecca Irving issued a decision on March 3 in favor of Pamela Francis in a lawsuit she brought in 2002 against the Pleasant Point Passamaquoddy Housing Authority for breaking into her residence and damaging her property in February 1998.
Maine filmmaker targets Eastport for murder mystery
Eastport will once again be the site of a film production, and area residents will have an opportunity to be actors in a low-cost film scheduled to be shot during late April and May.
Reopening one dam for alewives recommended
The legislature's Marine Resources Committee held an unexpected work session this week to reconsider its recommendation on a bill to restore the alewife run on the St. Croix River.