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2011

Residents seek to prevent sale of Boat School

Two Eastport residents are seeking court action to halt the sale of the City of Eastport property at Deep Cove Road that is currently under contract to First Perry Realty LLC and CPM Constructors.

2011

RAKING IN a sea of cranberries is Scott Lursen at Mingo's cranberry bogs in Red Beach. (Edward French photo)

RAKING IN

RAKING IN a sea of cranberries is Scott Lursen at Mingo's cranberry bogs in Red Beach. (Edward French photo)

2011

A CONTROLLED BURN was conducted by the Dennys River Fire Department at the former Brown's store at the corner of Route 1 and Route 82 on Friday, October 21. Dennysville First Selectman Bill

A CONTROLLED BURN

A CONTROLLED BURN was conducted by the Dennys River Fire Department at the former Brown's store at the corner of Route 1 and Route 82 on Friday, October 21. Dennysville First Selectman Bill Attick expects that construction on the new town office and community center will begin on

2011

Boil order issued for second time in local water district

A second boil order was issued for the homes and businesses served by the Passamaquoddy Water District (PWD) on Friday, October 7, because of high turbidity in the water caused by run-off from a bog area.

2011

Tribe again rolls dice for Calais racino

The Passamaquoddy Tribe is ramping up campaign efforts for the November 8 statewide vote on a tribal racino in Calais. The question on the ballot has the Washington County project linked with a proposed racino in Biddeford.

2011

Residents of Cooper sound off about phone service frustration

Many Cooper residents explained why they feel that Fairpoint Communications has failed to inform and communicate with them at a September 22 meeting at the Cooper Community Center/Cathance Grange Hall.

2011

Birchbark canoe building links tribe to ancestral roots

The building of birchbark canoes is a legacy that was close to disappearing but is now much more alive, following a hands-on program to replicate a 19th century Passamaquoddy canoe that involved over 50 people in its construction during the month of August.