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2006

Eastport tax rate could be affected by loss in valuation

A $1.17 million loss in property valuation in Eastport this year could have a significant effect on the local tax rate, Eastport City Manager George Finch told the city council at its February 27 meeting.

2006

Consolidation talk 'unconscionable,' says superintendent

At the March 7 meeting of the Eastport School Committee, Superintendent Arthur Wittine expressed his "extreme disappointment" about a meeting held recently in Baileyville to discuss the idea of consolidating the Eastport, Calais and Baileyville high schools.

2006

NO, YOU GO FETCH! That thought seems to be expressed on the faces of two springer spaniels, Charlie and Digby, who were playing on the shore of the inner basin of the Eastport breakwater wit

NO, YOU GO FETCH

NO, YOU GO FETCH! That thought seems to be expressed on the faces of two springer spaniels, Charlie and Digby, who were playing on the shore of the inner basin of the Eastport breakwater with owner Jason Kissell. (Edward French photo)

2006

Wittine resigning as superintendent

School Union 104 Superintendent Arthur Wittine is resigning at the end of this school year to accept the superintendent's position for Union 93, which covers Blue Hill, Brooksville, Castine and Penobscot.

2006

Perry financial agreement with Quoddy Bay outlined, debated

Deal or no deal, that's a question that Perry voters will be asked to answer in a referendum on Monday, March 26.

2006

Quoddy Bay and tribe sign tax agreement

A tax agreement between Quoddy Bay LNG and the two reservations of the Passamaquoddy Tribe was signed on Tuesday, March 6, a day after the Passamaquoddy Joint Tribal Council voted in favor of the agreement.

2006

New Brunswick seeks to halt FERC review of LNG projects

Two weeks after Canadian Ambassador Michael Wilson wrote to the U.S.