October 10, 2013
Front Page Stories
Cell tower approved by board following contentious hearing
After a four-hour Whiting Board of Appeals hearing on October 1 with over 60 residents attending to hear why four residents of Yellow Birch Road were appealing a planning board decision to approve a permit for U.S.
Sea urchin fishermen find slim pickings
Sea urchin fishermen are finding slim pickings in Cobscook Bay since the Maine Zone 2 season opened on October 1. This year boats are limited to no more than seven totes per day, but Maine Marine Patrol officer Russell Wright reports that some draggers didn't even get that amount on the first day.
Nursing home challenges hit county families
The recent news by the Oceanview Nursing Home in Lubec that it is up for sale has many feeling a sense of déjà vu. When the Calais-based nursing home, Atlantic Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, closed its doors in 2012, the city reeled from the loss of about 90 jobs.
Campobello council considers plans for new policing model
“All we know for sure is that the policing model is going to change,” says Campobello Mayor Stephen Smart during a recent interview, expressing concerns about the response time from police when an emergency occurs on the island.
SEARCHING
SEARCHING for a minivan that went into the Lubec Narrows near Mulholland Point, Campobello, on October 9 are a U.S. Coast Guard Station Eastport vessel, the Campobello Whale Rescue Team's Zodiac and Campobello EMS personnel. The driver of the minivan was not injured, but his dog was
HOLY SMOKE
HOLY SMOKE. As the leaves turn and fall, Eastport Cemetery Superintendent Marc Young burns them in piles in the Hillside Cemetery as rays of sunlight stream down on an autumn late afternoon. (Edward French photo) Subscribe to Quoddy TidesRates: $30 per year within Washington County $35 per year outside Washington