SNORKELING
SNORKELING in New Zealand is Elizabeth Hull, daughter of Travis and Kathy Hull of Cooper, along with other divers. She is participating in an Eco Quest Education program.
March 07, 2013
Front Page Stories
Residents fire off questions on tidal project
If the Pennamaquan Tidal Power project meets all the permitting requirements of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), it will take at least five years before it's built, according Albion Goodwin of Pembroke, organizer of the Pennamaquan Power Advisory Committee.
Preliminary figures show more subsidy losses for area schools
While preliminary state subsidy amounts for K-12 education next year do not indicate any dramatic losses for area schools, as occurred last year, some local towns could lose up to 7% of their total school budget.
Opposition to rockweed bill grows in area
A proposal to repeal the Cobscook Bay rockweed law and adopt a statewide plan for seaweed harvesting has stirred up opposition Downeast.
Cap on elver licenses for tribe debated
Nearly 20 people traveled to Augusta on March 6 to testify before the legislature's Marine Resources Committee on a bill that would cap the number of elver fishing licenses issued by the Passamaquoddy Tribe.
Accident causes Eastport blackout
A truck being driven by a Perry man who had too much to drink struck a pole in the early morning hours of Saturday, February 23, and caused the lights to go off in most of Eastport until lunchtime.
Baileyville and Calais eye collaboration
Councillors and municipal staff from Calais and Baileyville met on the evening of February 21 to discuss ways in which the two communities could work together in a range of ways, from economic development to cost sharing of office supply purchases.
PLAYING
PLAYING peek-a-boo around a tree in Eastport is a young deer. If it didn't see its shadow, will that mean spring is near? (Don Dunbar photo)