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2014

Pros, cons of land-based fish farming debated

The push for finfish aquaculture to move from net pens in the water to closed containment systems on land has been gaining momentum, as advocates promoting land-based systems believe they will reduce or eliminate some of the problems...

2014

FIREFIGHTERS spray water on an unoccupied house on the Lake Road in Perry that burned on April 26. (Tom McLaughlin photo)

FIREFIGHTERS

FIREFIGHTERS spray water on an unoccupied house on the Lake Road in Perry that burned on April 26. (Tom McLaughlin photo)

2014

PATIENT SAFETY was the rallying cry during the candlelight vigil organized by the Maine State Nurses Association in downtown Calais on April 30. The nurses and lab technicians were demanding

PATIENT SAFETY

PATIENT SAFETY was the rallying cry during the candlelight vigil organized by the Maine State Nurses Association in downtown Calais on April 30. The nurses and lab technicians were demanding that the Calais Regional Hospital administration restore recently cut services and staff hours to help ensure the safe care of

2014

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2014

Elver charges challenged by tribal members

Efforts by Passamaquoddy fishermen to help a tribe in New York state bring back its traditional eel fishery have led to felony charges against three tribal members from Pleasant Point and five other Natives.

2014

Boatbuilding company to start production in Eastport by May

The boatbuilding company Millennium Marine USA will be starting up on Monday, April 28, reports President Cory Guimond.

2014

Upgrades to PWD treatment facility nearing completion

The Passamaquoddy Water District (PWD) is upgrading its water treatment plant in Perry in order to improve the drinking water quality. The project, which costs almost three-quarters of a million dollars, will be mostly completed by the end of May.