2012
Downeast EMS addresses finances and gains support
Downeast EMS, formally known as the Washington County Emergency Medical Services Authority, is slowly but surely getting its house in order.
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2012
Privatization decision shocks workers on Deer Island ferry
Deer Island residents were shocked and more than 20 workers on the government-run ferry between Deer Island and Letete are worried about their jobs after the New Brunswick government announced on April 18 that it had entered into an agreement to turn the service over to a private company.
2012
UP SPRINGS
UP SPRINGS the crocus in yellow and blue from the cool ground. (Chessie Crowe Gartmayer photo)
2012
A FRESH, NEW LOOK
A FRESH, NEW LOOK. With the arrival of spring, Reggie Drew cleans the windows at Port O' Call in downtown Eastport, as businesses prepare for the upcoming summer season. (Edward French photo)
2012
Wind turbine proposal stirs island debate
Will a wind turbine with a 213-foot tower near Welshpool, Campobello, cause a loss in real estate values and possibly bring about health issues? Art and Cheryl Lindgren of Vinalhaven warn that it might.
2012
Tribal members weigh use of $12 million in settlement funds
While petitions have been signed by several hundred members of the Passamaquoddy Tribe to have a recent multi-million settlement award from the U.S. government distributed among the tribal members, tribal councillors are pointing out that the money has not yet been received...
2012
Titanic touches lives 100 years after disaster
April 15 of this year marked the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, "the unsinkable ship" that would go down on her maiden voyage.