STUDENTS
STUDENTS from Shead High School enjoy the water during the Polar Bear Dip on March 8 at Pleasant Point. The event raised $10,540 for Sarah’s House of Maine and the Ronald McDonald House of Bangor. (Don Dunbar photo)
March 21, 2019
Front Page Stories
Vocational school funding loss averted as boards agree on site
In the end, a decision on where to locate a new career and technical education (CTE) school was not determined by a coin toss, as was suggested at the end of a contentious meeting.
Union: CRH pushing out senior nurses
Opening negotiations between Calais Regional Hospital (CRH) and the Maine State Nurses Association (MSNA) began with what the MSNA and 34 local nurses assert are cuts to pay, decreases in discretionary time off and language that undermines the seniority system.
Trudeau and Scheer address carbon tax
Voters got a taste of the election campaign ahead when two national political leaders visited Charlotte County within four days of each other. Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dropped in to the Garcelon Civic Center in St.
Medical cannabis, tilapia farm ready to take off
Five possibilities for new shipments through the Port of Eastport were eyed during the March 18 meeting of the Eastport Port Authority board. Executive Director Chris Gardner told the board that he has been discussing with representatives of the St.
Opening prison or pre-release center debated at hearing
The question of whether the Downeast Correctional Facility (DCF) in Bucks Harbor will be reopened or whether it will be replaced by a new pre-release center in the Machias area was the focus of discussion during a well-attended public hearing by the legislature's Criminal Justice and Public...
National park ‘seaside adjunct’ proposed at Grand Manan site
Many people on both sides of the border were disappointed last September when the owners of Grand Manan's Hole-in-the-Wall campground announced their decision to scale back operations, putting the cliff-top portion of the property up for sale.
Medical cannabis, tilapia farm ready to take off
The second enterprise planning to grow medical cannabis in St. Stephen hopes to begin production this year -- in a building that also will be used to grow tilapia fish by means of aquaponics. "By June we'll be ready to cultivate," Stewart Farms principal Tanner Stewart
Historical village being planned by Machias reenactors
When Maine Game Warden Joe McBrine first donned an historical costume to step back in time and relive the early days of Machias, he did not know that something much bigger was planted that day.
COLLECTING SAP
COLLECTING SAP from maple trees in a Robbinston sugarbush for Howard and Mary Ann Duvall’s Maple Lane Sugary are Jim Morrell and his granddaughter Madison Morrell. The Duvalls tapped 550 maple trees this year, and although the season is starting late, because of the cold days, they still hope