2022
AN EAGLE FLIES
AN EAGLE FLIES through the snowflakes as it prepares to land in Perry on February 25. (Don Dunbar photo)
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2022
DUMPING BUCKETS OF SNOW
DUMPING BUCKETS OF SNOW over their heads are a group of nine polar bear 'dippers' gathered at a small beach in Eastport's South End on March 5. They were there to support the Ronald McDonald House in Bangor and Sarah's House of Maine in
2022
Record number support tribal sovereignty bill
With over 1,500 people submitting testimony to a legislative committee -- possibly a record number -- in favor of an omnibus bill to restore tribal sovereignty, Governor Janet Mills' office may have felt a bit alone as the only voice in opposition.
2022
Pembroke possible site for mine tailings facility
Pembroke land owned or under option by the mining company Wolfden Resources Corporation is listed in a rezoning petition as a possible site for a tailings management facility (TMF).
2022
More green crabs and lobsters result of warming waters
The record breaking hauls of the lobster industry -- along with the booming green crab population -- are expected to continue over the next few decades.
2022
Calais ends city loan program designed to develop business
After more than two decades, the City of Calais is ending its Economic Development Loan Fund, a program that oversaw the distribution and management of more than $2.8 million across 85 loans for Calais businesses.
2022
Bill would allow tribe to tap into Perry aquifer for drinking water
A legislative bill that would allow the Passamaquoddy Tribe to tap into a groundwater aquifer in Perry to provide drinking water to Sipayik garnered a great deal of support during a hearing by the legislature's Judiciary Committee on February 17, with over 100 people providing testimony in...