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2006

Perry selectmen accept petition to hold vote on recall ordinance

At the Perry selectmen's meeting on July 24, Town Clerk Janice Scanlon reported her findings to town selectmen regarding a petition circulated by some Perry residents to enact a recall ordinance to eventually oust two selectmen, David Turner and Dick Adams, from the Perry board.

2006

Residents turn out for visit by FERC to proposed LNG site

Deer Island residents want to be on the map when it comes to charts showing a proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal to be located at Split Rock, Pleasant Point.

2006

ISA outbreak hits Grand Manan pens; salmon kill ordered

Grand Manan fish farmers have been fighting an outbreak of the deadly infectious salmon anemia (ISA) that struck the northern part of the island earlier this year and now is hitting sites around White Head Island.

2006

Island arson believed work of vigilantes

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police are investigating an apparent incident of vigilante justice on Grand Manan Island in the early hours of Saturday, July 22, that led to arson, gunfire and physical altercations in Castalia...

2006

EXAMINING A DEAD RIGHT WHALE on a Campobello beach are Canadian and American researchers. The whale had suffered 13 large gashes from the propeller of a ship, and her body was found floating

EXAMINING A DEAD RIGHT WHALE

EXAMINING A DEAD RIGHT WHALE on a Campobello beach are Canadian and American researchers. The whale had suffered 13 large gashes from the propeller of a ship, and her body was found floating off Grand Manan. (Chessie Johnson photo) Right whale dead; ship strike suspected EXAMINING A DEAD RIGHT WHALE

2006

Perry citizens’ petition seeks recall provision

Four citizens of Perry met at the town clerk's office on June 8 with 141 signatures from registered voters in the Town of Perry to petition selectmen to call a special town meeting to vote on enacting a recall ordinance.

2006

Communities salute Independence Day

Parades, contests, food, sailors, sports and concerts were among the festivities that made up this year's Fourth of July and Old Home Week in Eastport, and several days of damp weather didn't dampen spirits.