THE FIRST SNOW OF THE SEASON
THE FIRST SNOW OF THE SEASON sends a flock of Canada geese flying southward. (Chessie Johnson photo)
November 27, 2008
Front Page Stories
Council adopts 70-day, split scallop season
Scallop fishermen in the Cobscook Bay area are relieved that the cut in the number of days they can fish this season will not be as drastic as had been proposed.
Communities eye school regionalization
Lubec residents will meet twice on the night of Tuesday, December 2, to discuss whether to join a regional school administrative unit, as required by the state school consolidation law, and to consider whether to close Lubec High School and tuition students to another facility.
Lobster fishermen in province contend with price collapse
"It's all gone to pieces in a big hurry," says lobster fisherman Laurence Cook of Seal Cove, Grand Manan. "It's an untenable situation with the price. It's very near production costs."
Food pantries hit by increase in families needing assistance
Food pantries in Washington and Charlotte counties are seeing a definite increase in families who are stopping in for emergency food assistance.
Renewable energy study sheds light on meeting local needs
Renewable energy technology and local need are topics that are generating their own supply of electricity, if a recent report issued in New Brunswick is any indication.
Communities eye school regionalization
The talk is that there hasn't been much information to provide answers to questions regarding the school reorganization plan for proposed region 13. That is the name that the Maine Department of Education has given to the region extending from Eastport to Vanceboro, but most recently the state
