2010
THE DOG DAYS OF SUMMER
THE DOG DAYS OF SUMMER? Friends to the end, a boy and dog take a break to play kissy face after the Machias Wild Blueberry Festival's blueberry pie eating contest. (Chessie Crowe photo)
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2010
Wind farm TIF funds creating economic development for UT
Funding opportunities for businesses and nonprofits in Washington County's Unorganized Territories (UT) will be growing by approximately $450,000 per year for the next 30 years.
2010
Goldman Sachs to sell interest in Calais LNG
Calais LNG stunned opponents of the project for the second time in a week, with its announcement on July 21 that its financial backer, GS Power Holdings LLC, which is a subsidiary of Goldman Sachs, is selling its interest in the project.
2010
Budget proposes 8.1% increase in Eastport mill rate
Eastport residents would see an 8.1% increase in their property tax rate under the proposed fiscal year 2011 budget for the city. The $4.25 million total budget is actually $625,000 less than last year's budget.
2010
Port looks east with dairy cow shipments
The new frontier is looking east, as the successful loading at the Port of Eastport of 475 dairy cows bound for Turkey makes future shipments of over 8,000 more cows through the port to that Middle Eastern country very likely.
2010
Maine AIRS brings newspaper stories to vision-impaired
John Steadman, a resident of Robbinston who gradually began to lose his vision as he grew older, has been listening to an audio broadcast program of local, regional and statewide newspaper articles through Maine AIRS for two years now. "As long as it's on the air, it's on in the house," he says.
2010
GIT ALONG, LITTLE DOGIES
GIT ALONG, LITTLE DOGIES! Longshoremen at the Port of Eastport became wranglers on July 17, as 475 dairy cows were loaded onto the freighter Artisgracht. The cattle left the next day for a 13-day voyage to Turkey. (Edward French photo)