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2014

Bay closures issued for area scallop fishery

Effective January 24, the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) announced emergency rulemaking changes to the scallop season for Zone 3, which covers Cobscook Bay and the St. Croix River, similar to the rotational openings suggested by scallop fishermen during an industry meeting...

2014

Transfer of piers being studied

Like the ugly Christmas sweater that nobody wants, the Eastport breakwater, following its partial collapse, is public infrastructure that gets regifted. The current owner, the City of Eastport, is trying to pass the breakwater and the fish pier off to the port authority...

2014

Moholland to resign as superintendent

At the Calais School Committee's January 20 meeting, Superintendent Bob Moholland submitted a letter of resignation to the board, to be effective July 1.

2014

Lubec board eyes next steps in plan for town facilities

Following the recent town vote killing the municipal facilities proposal, the Lubec Select Board called an emergency meeting on January 9. The key issue is the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) of $300,000, which can only be spent on the sand/salt storage facility.

2014

Craig’s set to buy seafood pie firm’s assets

The pending sale of the Trescott-based Cobscook Bay Company's intellectual and equipment assets to Craig's All Natural of New Hampshire for the sum of $10,000 was not the news the Washington County commissioners hoped to hear from Sunrise County Economic Council (SCEC) Executive Director...

2014

Breakwater bids higher than expected

The Eastport Port Authority is planning to scale back on the scope of the breakwater rebuilding project, by eliminating at least for now a wave-protection wall, as the lowest bid for the project is $5.5 million higher than the current amount of funding.

2014

Bill proposals would assert rights of tribe

Legislation that would further assert the rights of tribes in Maine, including the right for tribal representatives to vote in the legislature and for the tribes to cooperatively manage the elver fishery with the state, is being proposed by the Passamaquoddy representative.