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March 16, 2026

Newsletter covering 2026-03-02 to 2026-03-16

WARMING UP TO SPRING PLANTING AND HARVESTS

WARMING UP TO SPRING PLANTING AND HARVESTS. Picking some flat-leaf parsley at the South Street greenhouse in Eastport is Barbara Barrett. The greenhouse is owned by Will Bradbury, with several gardeners using it to grow vegetables and herbs. Barrett notes, “Having fresh herbs all year round is one of the best parts of the greenhouse.” (Edward French photo)

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Front Page Stories

Peroxide leak occurs at Woodland Pulp mill

Following a toxic gas exposure incident in January, which caused the deaths of two workers, the Woodland Pulp mill experienced another accident on Saturday, March 7. The January 27 exposure to hydrogen sulfide gas occurred when the mill was shutting down operations because of the high price...
By Edward French | Read more

Lubec's Safe Harbor project ready to go back out to bid

While the Lubec Safe Harbor breakwater project is expected to go back out to bid next month, after initial bids were too high, questions have arisen about how long the project has taken and how much the anticipated cost has increased.
By Edward French | Read more

Committee recommends replacing Machias dike with exact replica

A recommendation to replace the Machias dike with an exact replica will be handed to the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) in April and could result in a new structure constructed over the Middle River in five years if everything goes according to plan.
By Paula Horvath | Read more

War in Iran hiking Quoddy gas prices

Passamaquoddy Bay might seem like a long way from the Persian Gulf. However, the war unleashed when the United States and Israel launched coordinated attacks on Iranian targets on February 28...
By Derwin Gowan | Read more

Researcher's honeybee findings pollinate far flung tech fields

Anyone who was using the internet back in the early 2000s remembers the slow and sometimes never‑ending wait for a website to load, or the website crashing for inexplicable reasons. A recent Radiolab podcast sheds light on the intersection of a Pembroke man's lifelong career in honeybee research...
By Lora Whelan | Read more

Legacy of Irish immigration abounds in region

Of the many ethnic groups who have come to call the Passamaquoddy Bay region their home, the Irish possess a distinct story born from particular conditions that influenced their migration here. They were in search of land and fleeing famine...
By Lura Jackson | Read more

Tide kills periwinkle picker; another hurt

One man was killed and a second was hospitalized when they were caught by the tide while picking periwinkles off Grand Manan's Castalia Marsh on February 19. Sanjaya Gurung, 39, died, while his companion is recovering. The men were employed by Benson Lobster; both were from Nepal.
By Arlene Benham | Read more

A KEY EMPLOYER

A KEY EMPLOYER for Irish immigrants in the area was the Pembroke Iron Works, built on the Pennamaquan River in 1828 and at one point producing 5,000 tons of iron goods a year until it burned down on February 14, 1883. From there, many Irish went to work for the sardine factories in Eastport. (Photo courtesy of St. Croix Historical Society)

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