April 10, 2026
Newsletter covering 2026-04-01 to 2026-04-13
AND THEY’RE OFF!
Front Page Stories
Proposed underwater data center off Eastport raises concerns
A proposed underwater data center has gained little traction since its backer submitted a request to move ahead in February, and many of those near its proposed location in Western Passage off Moose Island are skeptical. In fact, one Eastport resident...
By Paula Horvath | Read more
Area legislators support bill to boost state’s share for county jails
A legislative bill to increase state funding for county jails received strong support from Washington County legislators during a hearing on March 18 before the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee. The committee then voted 10-2 at a work session on March 30...
By Edward French | Read more
Last herring smokehouse in U.S. may get a second act
In 1991 when the McCurdy Smokehouse in Lubec closed, it was the "last of the last" commercial herring smokehouses in the country. For 100 years it was a place where herring were smoked, packaged and shipped all over the world.
By Paula Whitfield | Read more
St. Stephen looking at costly 15-year water system overhaul
St. Stephen faces major decisions on its 120‑year‑old water system. Rory Pickard with the engineering firm of Dillon Consulting Ltd. presented a 19‑page strategic plan to the municipal district council on March 25 proposing a 15‑year program that would cost tens of millions of dollars...
By Derwin Gowan | Read more
Child labor complaint roils lobster industry way of life
John Drouin, a lobsterman in Cutler, put his first few wooden traps out from a skiff with his stepfather as a 13‑year‑old in the spring of 1979. A month later, Drouin was setting traps on his own, like other young teenagers in his small Downeast town. As an adult, he took all five children...
By Elizabeth Walztoni | Read more
A SURE SIGN OF SPRING.
