2019
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)
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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 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.
2019
Medical cannabis, tilapia farm ready to take off
Five possibilities for new shipments through the Port of Eastport were eyed during the March 18 meeting of the Eastport Port Authority board. Executive Director Chris Gardner told the board that he has been discussing with representatives of the St.
2019
Opening prison or pre-release center debated at hearing
The question of whether the Downeast Correctional Facility (DCF) in Bucks Harbor will be reopened or whether it will be replaced by a new pre-release center in the Machias area was the focus of discussion during a well-attended public hearing by the legislature's Criminal Justice and Public...