Proposed legislation that would significantly expand the regulation of rockweed harvesting in Cobscook Bay has received a unanimous 'ought to pass as amended' recommendation by the legislature's Marine Resources Committee.

The 10-year Dickensian legal saga ensuing from the break-in at the residence of a former executive director of the Pleasant Point Passamaquoddy Housing Authority appears to have finally reached its ending.

The recent indefinite shutdown of the Domtar Corporation pulp mill in Baileyville created an immediate flurry of concern about the potential repercussions for Domtar's 300 employees, directly and indirectly related businesses such as loggers, truckers and longshoremen and area service providers.

The results of a "full federal survey" at Down East Community Hospital (DECH) that was completed April 10 by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) on behalf of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) were released on May 20.

The tension that exists between local, state and federal planning processes and goals was apparent at a May 12 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) public hearing held to take comments on the draft environmental assessment report of a proposed regional airport in Washington County.