2019
Disappearance now considered homicide
The RCMP now suspect that a teenager missing from St. Stephen since 2017 died as a result of homicide.
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2019
College wildlife teacher challenges termination
Rod Cumberland says the Maritime College of Forest Technology (MCFT) fired him for speaking his views on spraying forests with the controversial herbicide glyphosate. Cumberland, who grew up just outside St. Stephen and has been an instructor on wildlife at the college in Fredericton since 2012...
2019
St. Croix Island site features exhibit of petroglyph replicas
A new exhibit sharing Passamaquoddy culture and the Indigenous perspective of the arrival of European powers through petroglyphs was unveiled on July 15 at the St. Croix Island International Historic Site.
2019
Rock quarry expansion plan hits resistance
The fate of a proposal to expand a stone quarry at Oak Bay lies with provincial Environment and Local Government Minister Jeff Carr.
2019
Generator still providing power to islands
Following the electrical outage that began on July 7, Grand Manan and Campobello islands are still relying on the Grand Manan generating station for power, since the damage to the undersea cable is not repairable...
2019
Fundraiser planned in Eastport to help aid asylum seekers
A fund-raising event, "Welcoming the Stranger: Downeast Maine Cares," will be held on Monday, August 12, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Eastport Welcome Center at the head of the breakwater. Finger foods will be served and a roster of speakers is in the works.
2019
Fishermen face bait crisis
The bait crisis facing Maine's lobster fishermen is causing them to cut expenses and might lead to a drop in the state's overall harvest, as fishermen set their traps later this spring and may take them up earlier in late fall.