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2006

Bills would fund Boat School and help keep clam flats open

Local legislators have submitted bills to provide funding to keep the Boat School in Eastport, to help keep clam flats open as much as possible during periods of red tide, and to implement recommendations of the Washington County Economic Development Task Force, among other measures.

2006

CASTING THEIR VOTES during the Downeast LNG referendum in Robbinston are Edward and Alice Ingersoll as town attorney John Churchill and ballot clerk Kathy Mekelburg look on. Over 300 residen

CASTING THEIR VOTES

CASTING THEIR VOTES during the Downeast LNG referendum in Robbinston are Edward and Alice Ingersoll as town attorney John Churchill and ballot clerk Kathy Mekelburg look on. Over 300 residents dropped by the fire station on January 10 to vote, and the vast majority were in favor of having an

2005

Two towns divided on school additions Perry turns down expansion

Voters turned out at the polls on December 15 in Perry to cast ballots on whether or not to support a referendum question, requested by the school committee, to build a four-room modular classroom onto the Perry Elementary School.

2005

Pembroke proposal squeaks by

On December 15, Pembroke residents, by a vote of 60 to 54, supported a proposal to borrow $190,000 for a four-classroom/two bathroom modular building at the Pembroke Elementary School.

2005

Quoddy Bay LNG proposal filed with FERC

Quoddy Bay LLC on December 16 filed its pre-application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to construct a $500-million liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility at Split Rock, Pleasant Point, and a storage facility in Perry.

2005

Season of goodwill shines in communities

The spirit of Christmas is being shared in acts of neighborly goodwill in Washington County. Donors of all ages and many faiths made the extra effort to help make this holiday season a happy one for others.

2005

Five boyhood pals bound for military deployment in Iraq

An appreciation night for four young Maine National Guardsmen from Perry and one from Robbinston will be held on Friday, December 30, at the Perry Elementary School at 6 p.m. Pfc. Michael Barnard, Pfc. Theodore "Teddy" Cummings, Pfc. Adam Hall and Spc. Ben Maloney of Perry and Pvt.