FIRE DESTROYED
FIRE DESTROYED four buildings and damaged a fifth belonging to Special K Fisheries in North Head on Monday, May 1. Grand Manan's volunteer firefighters were at the scene for 10 hours. (Arlene Benham photo)
May 11, 2023
Front Page Stories
Seafood plant company regroups following fire
A fire on the afternoon of Monday, May 1, destroyed four buildings and damaged a fifth belonging to Special K Fisheries on Grand Manan. Fire Chief Phillip Brown says the building was fully involved when emergency responders arrived.
Lubec board moves forward on school roof replacement process
School roof issues dominated the discussion during the May 4 meeting of the Lubec school board, with two members of the town select board and the full town budget committee in attendance, as well as many other townspeople.
Eastport council fires city manager
Eastport City Manager Kate Devonshire was terminated by the city council following a lengthy executive session during the May 10 council meeting. When they returned to open session, the councillors at first seemed reluctant to speak.
Dennysville residents vote not to continue with deorganization
Dennysville residents voted not to continue with the process to deorganize the town, following a discussion with representatives from the state and county at a May 4 meeting.
Agencies discuss crime and shortage of officers
In a discussion on the issues facing law enforcement in Washington County, including the increase in violent crime caused by drug trafficking, the Calais City Council met on April 27 with representatives of local, county and state law enforcement agencies.
A WALK
A WALK for the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) movement was held on May 5 at Sipayik, where the pain from Kimberly Neptune's murder just over a year ago is still keenly felt. See this issue for coverage of the walk. (Edward French photo)