EASTPORT'S SHIP COMES IN
EASTPORT'S SHIP COMES IN. Going out on the schooner Halie & Matthew, cruise ship passengers sail by their vessel, the Spirit of Nantucket, docked at the Eastport Fish Pier. Edward French photo
September 27, 2007
Front Page Stories
Campobello rescue team cuts line from snared right whale
Not all of the summer visitors to the area have headed home. Seventy eight right whales, and a number of smaller whales, are still in the Bay of Fundy, according to Laurie Murison of the Grand Manan Whale and Seabird Research Station.
Fish farming near salmon rivers sparks debate
A request from 33 conservation groups from six countries for the salmon farming industry to remove fish farms from near wild salmon rivers is being called "wildly irresponsible" by the executive director of the Maine Aquaculture Association.
PUC to investigate PWD rate increase
A sufficient number of signatures were submitted on petitions for the Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to review a proposed rate increase by the Passamaquoddy Water District (PWD).
Two appeals filed to overturn LURC's rezoning for new dump
Two appeals have been filed in Washington County Superior Court seeking a review of the decision by the Land Use Regulation Commission (LURC) to rezone 120 acres in Township 14 to allow for the construction of a construction and demolition debris (CDD) landfill by Marion Transfer Station Inc.
Downeast LNG request to refile denied by BEP
A request by Downeast LNG to withdraw its applications for state permits currently before the Maine Board of Environmental Protection (BEP) and refile later this year was rejected by the BEP on September 21.