HAULING A SEINE NET
HAULING A SEINE NET at the Man O' War weir near Head Harbour, Campobello, are Tyler Anthony, Kenneth Fitzsimmons, Jamie Estabrooks and Jodi Matthews. Chessie Johnson photo, copyright 2007
October 11, 2007
Front Page Stories
Calais racino study projects $12 million in annual revenues
A market study estimates that a racino in Calais proposed by the Passamaquoddy Tribe could generate between $11.9 million and $13 million annually in slot machine revenue.
LNG pipeline route through refuge denied
Downeast LNG has notified the Maine Board of Environmental Protection (BEP) that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has determined that the company's application for a pipeline right-of-way through part of the Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge...
Developers, opponents debate results of Canadian LNG study
Both the developers and the opponents of two proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals at Pleasant Point and Robbinston agree that a recently released study prepared for the government of Canada on the potential impacts of an LNG terminal on Passamaquoddy Bay contains inaccuracies and has...
Overcrowding, poor condition stress county jail
The Washington County Jail in Machias is old, in bad shape and chronically overcrowded, according to the sheriff and the jail administrator.
Eastport ponders options to control island's deer herd
Thinning the large herd of deer in Eastport without compromising public safety has been a hot-button topic on Moose Island this autumn. Eastport Police Chief Matt Vinson says his department has not made any arrests for illegal bow hunting...