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2005

CALLING ATTENTION

CALLING ATTENTION

CALLING ATTENTION to their struggle, (left to right) Hilda Lewis, Madonna Soctomah and Gracie Davis drum and sing during a smudging and prayer ceremony at Split Rock at Pleasant Point, the proposed site for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal. The Passamaquoddy women and their supporters held a press conference

2005

New co-op to plan marketing strategy for selling scallops

A new marketing cooperative, focused on the marketing of Cobscook Bay scallops and agricultural products, is planned for downtown Eastport by the Cobscook Bay Resource Center, which recently acquired a building at the head of the breakwater.

2005

School space crunch forces towns to act

The need for a new four-room modular building and two additional teachers for the Perry Elementary School and the cost of funding such a project were discussed at an informational meeting held October 18 at the Perry school.

2005

School space crunch forces towns to act

"I think we are presenting you with a very reasonable option." That was Superintendent Arthur Wittine's measured assessment of the Pembroke School Committee's scaled-down proposal for a four-classroom/two bathroom "turnkey" modular building to meet the elementary school's need for

2005

Quoddy Bay eyes Perry site for LNG tanks

Quoddy Bay LLC announced on October 24 that it is evaluating a specific site in Perry for a $230 million liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage facility in connection with the Passamaquoddy Tribe's Split Rock LNG import pier facility.

2005

Many fear sky-high fuel costs will leave them out in the cold

A notice on the bulletin board of a local market -- Offering to Barter/Trade Fine Art Beadwork, Leatherwork or Paintings for Firewood -- brings home the message that fuel prices and availability are a concern in Downeast Maine.

2005

GHOSTS AND OTHER STRANGE CREATURES

GHOSTS AND OTHER STRANGE CREATURES

GHOSTS AND OTHER STRANGE CREATURES can be seen in Downeast yards during the weeks leading up to Halloween. (Edward French photo) School space crunch forces towns to act GHOSTS AND OTHER STRANGE CREATURES can be seen in Downeast yards during the weeks leading up to Halloween. (Edward French photo)