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2019

Looking at addiction in different ways

For the Wabanaki peoples and their supporters, a clear message has emerged in recent years: The best way to combat the many challenges facing Native communities, including drug and alcohol abuse, is through a firm connection with their rich culture.

2019

Court favors landowners in rockweed case

After a two-year wait, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court on March 28 upheld a lower court decision that rockweed harvesters must obtain permission from upland landowners before harvesting in the intertidal area. The impact of the decision on rockweed harvesting in the state is not yet clear.

2019

PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU met with St. Stephen Mayor Allan MacEachern at the Garcelon Civic Center in St. Stephen. (Derwin Gowan photo)

PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU

PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU met with St. Stephen Mayor Allan MacEachern at the Garcelon Civic Center in St. Stephen. (Derwin Gowan photo)

2019

“I WANDERED LONELY AS A CLOUD.” This cow moose might be contemplating Wordsworth’s poem as it snacks on some bushes on Little Dog Island off Eastport’s north end and watches an immature eagl

“I WANDERED LONELY AS A CLOUD.” This cow moose might be contemplating Wordsworth’s poem as it snacks on some bushes on Little Dog Island off Eastport’s north en

“I WANDERED LONELY AS A CLOUD.” This cow moose might be contemplating Wordsworth’s poem as it snacks on some bushes on Little Dog Island off Eastport’s north end and watches an immature eagle fly by on April 3. Undoubtedly enticed by signs in Perry pointing to Moose Islandand

2019

Vocational school funding loss averted as boards agree on site

In the end, a decision on where to locate a new career and technical education (CTE) school was not determined by a coin toss, as was suggested at the end of a contentious meeting.

2019

Union: CRH pushing out senior nurses

Opening negotiations between Calais Regional Hospital (CRH) and the Maine State Nurses Association (MSNA) began with what the MSNA and 34 local nurses assert are cuts to pay, decreases in discretionary time off and language that undermines the seniority system.

2019

Trudeau and Scheer address carbon tax

Voters got a taste of the election campaign ahead when two national political leaders visited Charlotte County within four days of each other. Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dropped in to the Garcelon Civic Center in St.