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2011

Connors lays off 30 plant workers

Connors Bros. Ltd. laid off 30 of its 880 workers at its Blacks Harbour sardine plant on February 1 as a cost-saving measure in the face of increased global competition. According to Ron Schindler, executive vice president and managing director of Connors Bros.' Clover Leaf Seafood Company...

2011

Small-business owners seek fair regulation

The message to lawmakers from small-business owners from Washington and Hancock counties was clear: regulations need to keep small business owners in mind by reducing paperwork, streamlining and making consistent application and permitting processes...

2011

IT"S A MAD RUSH to enter the water for Polar Bear Dip participants on Friday, February 4, at Pleasant Point. The event, sponsored by the Washington County Community College Student Senate, r

IT"S A MAD RUSH

IT"S A MAD RUSH to enter the water for Polar Bear Dip participants on Friday, February 4, at Pleasant Point. The event, sponsored by the Washington County Community College Student Senate, raised over $15,000 for the Ronald McDonald House in Bangor. (Don Dunbar photo)

2011

HEADING INTO A WHITEOUT, Heron Weston holds the hand of his four-year-old son Kieran as they walk out Clark Street in Eastport during the February 2 snowstorm. Over a foot of snow fell on th

HEADING INTO A WHITEOUT, H

HEADING INTO A WHITEOUT, Heron Weston holds the hand of his four-year-old son Kieran as they walk out Clark Street in Eastport during the February 2 snowstorm. Over a foot of snow fell on the Quoddy area during the blizzard. (Edward French photo)

2011

Families flock to winter fun

Children, teenagers and adults were out in droves to enjoy the two days of winter fun held at Cobscook Bay State Park and the Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge on January 22 and 23.

2011

Tribe to drill test wells for water supply

Test wells to explore the feasibility of developing a new source of water for Eastport, Pleasant Point and part of Perry are expected to be drilled in Perry within the next month.

2011

New online tribal dictionary to help keep language alive

A new Passamaquoddy language program is creating a different kind of dictionary -- one that you can hear and see -- to help keep the language alive and teach the younger generation to become fluent speakers.