2019
Farmed fish escape off Deer Island stirs debate
The escape of approximately 1,000 farmed salmon from a cage site off Deer Island has again increased tensions between wild salmon advocates and fish farmers.
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2019
CRH files for bankruptcy but still operating
In an effort to restructure its debt and maintain operations, Calais Regional Hospital (CRH) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on September 17.
2019
Benefits of airport outlined as council to revote on grant
Despite concerns by two Eastport city councillors that the municipal airport is an undue tax burden on property owners, City Manager Ross Argir explains that, after reviewing airport accounts with city Treasurer Traci Claroni, over the last three years the total cost of the airport to the...
2019
MEASURE TWICE,
MEASURE TWICE, cut once. Lubec lobsterman James Robbins measures and coils lines by arm’s length to fathoms’ depth for his lobster trap trawl. (Chessie Crowe photo)
2019
FULLY EMBRACING FALL, O
FULLY EMBRACING FALL, Ollie the Octopus on South Lubec Road has turnedmany tourists’ heads on their way to West Quoddy Head Lighthouse. Ollie was created with fiberglass and galvanized steel by Tom Cooke, and hisname was chosen by Cooke to pay respect to the early Viking explorers to these shores.
2019
St. Stephen set to weather loss of 65 jobs at mill
St. Stephen will overcome the loss of about 65 jobs at the Arauco forestry mill, Mayor Allan MacEachern and others say. The company cites high costs for wood and natural gas and distance from markets as reasons to stop making particle-board in St. Stephen by the end of the year.
2019
Proposed clam study shot down by Eastport committee, council
Despite significant audience applause and apparent support for a soft-shelled clam research study proposed by Downeast Institute (DEI) Executive Director Brian Beal at the August 14 Eastport City Council meeting, at a September 4 special council meeting held to discuss infrastructure projects,...