A SPRING RITUAL
A SPRING RITUAL. Howard Calder cleans off the bottom of the Ocean Warrior, David Pottle's lobster boat, at the inner basin of the Eastport breakwater on a recent spring day. (Edward French photo)
May 10, 2012
Front Page Stories
Campobello council hears opposition to wind turbine project
Welshpool resident Sherry Johnston addressed the Campobello Rural Community Council meeting on April 30, challenging the council to "listen to your citizens" regarding the recent letter of support for the proposed wind turbine near the southern end of Harbour de Lute.
Fishing for elvers lures tribal members
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Downeast communities strive to curb teenage binge drinking
Over the next two weeks 20 out of 100 Washington County teenagers will binge drink, but only 1% of the parents of those 20 teens know or understand that their child may be binge drinking, and only 5% believe that their child may have had a drink in the past 30 days.
Island group receives grant to repair wharf
Within the next three years the nonprofit Friars Bay Development Association (FBDA) hopes to have the Welshpool, Campobello, wharf bustling with activity.
WORKING ON THEIR FYKE NET
WORKING ON THEIR FYKE NET on the Pennamaquan River in Pembroke are tribal members Natalie and Pos Bassett. The Passamaquoddy Tribe has issued 236 elver fishing licenses this year, and Downeast rivers are lined with nets to catch the glass eels, which are fetching $2,200 a pound. (Edward French