2012
TAKING A NEW YEAR'S DIP
TAKING A NEW YEAR'S DIP to benefit the Senior Fuel Fund are some Lubec residents. (J.D. Rule photo)
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2012
STANDING IN FRONT OF HER HOME
STANDING IN FRONT OF HER HOME that was foreclosed on by the city is Tobi McPhail of Eastport. She'll be able to get her deed back after two or three more months of payments, but others in the county may not be able to, as homeowners struggle with
2011
Spirit of the season shared by generous friends, neighbors
This holiday season, despite the poor economy, the spirit of Christmas is evident in Charlotte County and eastern Washington County, as people generously give to neighbors who are less fortunate.
2011
Closure of bay to scalloping being weighed
Some 83 scallop draggers are finding high prices but slim pickings in Cobscook Bay this year, and many fishermen are asking that the Department of Marine Resources (DMR) close the bay, or perhaps the entire Maine coast, for the rest of the season to allow the resource to recover.
2011
Pulp mill seeks exemption for St. Croix dams
Woodland Pulp LLC, which owns three water storage dams along the St. Croix River watershed, is seeking to have them become exempt from new federal licensing requirements because of the high cost of both the licensing process and the regulations that would be imposed.
2011
Young benefactors’ double birthdays assist food pantry
Caitlyn Lyons and Connor Sherrard shared a mutual 13th birthday on Saturday, December 3, at the Charlotte school. They were both born in Calais on December 4, 1998, and were delivered by the same doctor, who was running back and forth between the two rooms.
2011
Tribe eyes tapping maple syrup market
The Passamaquoddy Tribe is pursuing a plan to tap into the maple syrup market, using 28,000 acres it owns around Jackman. Chief Clayton Cleaves of Pleasant Point says he had been hoping that 35,000 trees could be tapped this coming season...