2011
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IEEEEEEEEE! Ashlyn Dinsmore of Lubec gives a yelp of concern as she spins with her friends towards the bottom of the hill during a recent fun outing in the snow. (Chessie Crowe Gartmayer photo)
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2011
Casinos and school funding targets of bills
Area legislators are putting bills in the hopper to address issues ranging from allowing gambling proposals such as a casino for the Passamaquoddy Tribe to proceed, to authorizing the City of Eastport to sell the Boat School property.
2011
Farmed fish escape leads to renewal of call for changes
Approximately 138,000 juvenile salmon were lost in late December from a fish farm off Grand Manan after high winds tore the netting on the cages. The losses occurred at two new cages at an Admiral Fish Farms site off Pumpkin Island, near White Head Island.
2011
Perry board clears bulkhead project on Gleason’s Cove
After two hours of serious public input during a Perry Planning Board public hearing on January 5 regarding an application for a bulkhead project proposed by Eldon Morrison, Gerald Morrison and Perry Marine & Construction LLC on Gleason Cove Road, board members voted in favor of approving the...
2011
Filipino workers on Deer Island adding to county’s cultural mix
Charlotte County is becoming a community with a wide diversity of cultures, as people are coming from countries ranging from Asia to eastern Europe to work mostly in the county's fish plants.
2011
Basketmakers nurture tradition of innovation
In the early 1990s the Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance was formed with 55 founding members, comprised of elders from the Maliseet, Micmac, Passamaquoddy and Penobscot tribes.
2011
NINE OF THE 24 FILIPINO WORKERS
NINE OF THE 24 FILIPINO WORKERS at the Paturel International plant at Northern Harbour, Deer Island, pose in front of the world's largest lobster pound, which is part of the company's operations. With them are Stuart McKay, manager of Paturel's operations on the island,