ILLUMINATING NERIDA, R
ILLUMINATING NERIDA, Richard Klyver’s bronze mermaid on the Eastport seawall, are ice sculptures made by Drew Proctor that are lit by candlelight. (Robin Farrin photo)
March 23, 2017
Front Page Stories
UT parents and administrators spar at hearing
A legislative hearing to provide school choice for students living in the unorganized territories (UT) pitched state administrators against local parents over who is looking out for the best interests of their children.
New home slated for day treatment program in Calais
Following a flurry of meetings among administrators, school trustees and city councillors, the Calais school system has made a bold move toward purchasing the Hight building on South Street, the former home of the Maine Department of Health and Human Services office.
LGBTQ conference aims for compassion, equity
Wayne Maines is the father of identical twins: a boy and a girl. They are young adults now, navigating their paths toward college and careers, but it hasn't been an easy path for any of them. The twins were born as boys, Wyatt and Jonas. At age 2, Wyatt insisted that she was a girl.
Disputes over elver fishery trigger suits by tribal fishermen
Passamaquoddy tribal members have filed two lawsuits over the elver fishery, stemming from disputes over late filings of landing reports from last year.
Decision favoring landowners in rockweed case to be appealed
After their March 2 hearing in Washington County Superior Court, the opposing parties of the Ross v. Acadian Seaplants lawsuit shook hands and left Machias, expecting to wait a month or more for the verdict.
SUGARING OFF
SUGARING OFF — A SWEET RITE OF SPRING. With steam billowing out from the boiling down of the sap, Howard Duvall stands outside the sugarhouse at Maple Lane Sugary in Robbinston. The sugarhouse boast a new, more-efficient evaporator this year. The Duvalls have 330 buckets on their trees and hope to