2008
Reopening one dam for alewives recommended
The legislature's Marine Resources Committee held an unexpected work session this week to reconsider its recommendation on a bill to restore the alewife run on the St. Croix River.
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2008
MARCH CAME IN LIKE A LION,
MARCH CAME IN LIKE A LION, and weathering another winter storm on Johnson's Bay in Lubec is the scallop dragger Dorothy Mitchell. (Chessie Johnson photo, copyright 2008)
2008
Visa inspection results in arrest of worker in Lubec
A Honduran man who has worked at businesses in Harrington and Lubec was charged on February 6 in U.S. District Court in Bangor with visa fraud. Miguel Villanueva had produced false documentation when he applied to work at Worcester Wreath and ISF Trading Inc.
2008
School union option debated by legislators
Maine legislators are continuing to grapple with the school district consolidation law that was passed year, as amendments to the law and amendments to the amendments are debated.
2008
Downeast Heritage Museum grapples with possible closure
For the Downeast Heritage Museum in Calais, time and money are running out, stated Executive Director James Thompson a few minutes before the February 20 meeting of the museum's board of directors.
2008
Native fishery on Grand Manan seeks to resolve financial woes
It wasn't long after NeGoot-Gook Fisheries acting manager Amy Moulton left Grand Manan for a new job in Nova Scotia that rumours began to fly on the island as to the fisheries' financial stability.
2008
Eastport woman turns 110 years old
An Eastport woman residing at the Eastport Memorial Nursing Home celebrated her 110th birthday on Wednesday, February 20. Blanche Chevrier was born in Perry on February 20, 1898, to Captain Seward and Susan (Bulmer) Robinson, but the family moved to Eastport when she was two years old.