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The new owners of the Robbinston property at 925 Route 1, which has been the source of free artisanal well water for many people over the years, have had to post "Private property! No trespassing" signs in front of their home.

Reducing the impact of lobster lines on whales and limiting the resulting cost of gear changes to lobstermen will be the subject of hearings being held by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) next month in Maine.

"The economic effect extended over a 50-mile radius," says Carol Dennison, president of the Cobscook Bay Area Chamber of Commerce, "not just Lubec and Campobello." She surveyed chamber members, many located well outside of Lubec, following the recently concluded Bay of Fundy International Marathon.