2009 Pembroke acts to protect its water aquifer At a special town meeting on August 10, Pembroke voters adopted an ordinance to regulate large-scale water extraction and approved the school budget for 2009-2010.
2009 National magazine gives top rating to Lubec nursing home Oceanview Nursing Home in Lubec is one of only two nursing facilities in Maine to achieve the top rating of five stars in all three categories examined by U.S. News and World Report magazine.
2009 Residents work to form youth club on Campobello Island Campobello resident Brittany Rice is working towards forming a Boys and Girls Club on the island. The island currently has limited resources for youth activities, daycare and after-school programs.
2009 Acadian’s talks aim to win goodwill of local communities Representatives of Acadian Seaplants Ltd. of Pennfield gave a presentation to Pembroke selectmen at their meeting of July 20 to update them on the company's 2009 rockweed harvesting operations in Cobscook Bay.
2009 Canada restates position on LNG ship passage The Canadian government has restated its opposition to liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessels passing through Head Harbour Passage to terminals on the Maine side of Passamaquoddy Bay, in comments made to the U.S.
2009 City’s FERC comments irk harbor pilots There was a full house at the July 13 Eastport City Council meeting. Generally city council meetings are graced by the presence of two or three members of the public.