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2007

WATCH YOUR HANDS! They are certainly necessary if you want to catch some coins during the annual Penny Scramble on July 4 in Eastport. However, Mary Jackson (bottom left), commander of the U

WATCH YOUR HANDS

WATCH YOUR HANDS! They are certainly necessary if you want to catch some coins during the annual Penny Scramble on July 4 in Eastport. However, Mary Jackson (bottom left), commander of the U.S.S. McFaul, decides to hold her fish in her mouth as she participates in the codfish

2007

Quarry operating permits renewed despite objections

Despite months of protests from many area residents, the New Brunswick Department of Environment has approved the renewal of permits for the company currently operating the granite quarry in Bayside.

2007

Eastport opposes LNG project, citing safety, security concerns

The City of Eastport has formally announced its objections to the Quoddy Bay LNG project, in a filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on June 21, and has requested that FERC deny Quoddy Bay's pending application to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal adjacent to...

2007

Conservation efforts bear fruit in lakes region

In only six years since it was established in 2001, the Downeast Lakes Land Trust (DLLT) has acquired some 27,000 acres of undeveloped lake region land in Washington County, participated in partnerships that acquired conservation easements on more than 312,000 additional acres, and conducted a...

2007

Districts eye partners for consolidation

With the state's plan for school regionalization now to take effect within a year, following passage of a school administrative reorganization law as part of the state budget, school units are already beginning to jockey for potential partners in the newly mandated super districts.

2007

Council approves additional officer, $5.1 million budget

The Eastport City Council approved a $5.1 million budget at its June 11 meeting, with an expected local tax rate of 19.9 mills, after restoring a fifth full-time police officer for a six-month period.

2007

SETTING SAIL for Ontario, Captain Charles Creaser and his refurbished sardine carrier, the Bernadine, will be international tourism ambassadors for the Bay of Fundy as they stop at over 20 p

SETTING SAIL

SETTING SAIL for Ontario, Captain Charles Creaser and his refurbished sardine carrier, the Bernadine, will be international tourism ambassadors for the Bay of Fundy as they stop at over 20 ports along the way. The Bernadine was in Eastport on June 10 to load a dinghy display aboard and left