2013
Friends remember a Thoreau of today
William "Bill" Coperthwaite of Machiasport died in a single-car accident on slippery roads at the age of 83 on Tuesday, November 26, in Knox County.
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2013
Baileyville CNG facility grows
The market for natural gas is continuing to grow in Maine and the Maritimes, with paper mills, large businesses and homes in municipalities that are hooked into gas lines all among those who have converted from oil to gas.
2013
Islanders aid local Filipinos in wake of typhoon
“We may be homeless, but we're not hopeless,” was the statement of determination from Cherryl Desucatan about her family's plight after the deadly Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines on November 8.
2013
Lubec selectmen adopt new policy on public comment
As promised, the Lubec Select Board wasted no time in developing a policy to administer public commentary during regular board meetings. The intent to develop the policy was announced during the October 24 meeting...
2013
Port authority votes to fund $1 million of breakwater cost
The estimate on the cost for rebuilding the Eastport breakwater has been revised from an initial range of $16 to $23 million down to $11.3 million.
2013
Council approves conserving waterfront parcel as city park
A proposal to conserve the city-owned former tenting area at Carrying Place Cove generated considerable discussion at the November 13 meeting of the Eastport City Council, with some arguing that the plan would preserve public access to the property and the water for future generations and...
2013
Storm surge maps show climate change impact
The impact of climate change on coastal communities may seem like an unknown quantity for some day in the future, but ask emergency management and public safety personnel or others involved in emergency management planning, and they'll note that the unknown quantity is already being felt.