2012
Port on brink of wood chip shipment deal
The Eastport Port Authority has reached a tentative agreement with Timber Biofuel Venture for the company to ship wood chips through the Port of Eastport.
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2012
Commission approves license for Point Lepreau
Following public hearings last October and December, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) announced on February 17 its decision to renew the operating license for the Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station for a five-year period, until June 30, 2017.
2012
Old friends visit new commander of U.S. Pacific fleet
Two Eastport residents were in the front row on January 20 in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, during the U.S. Pacific Fleet's change of command ceremony. New four-star Admiral Cecil D. Haney, who was replacing Admiral Patrick M.
2012
Communities wrestle with cuts to schools
While school officials try to figure out why preliminary state subsidy figures for almost all AOS #77 schools are showing such dramatic cuts in funding, Eastport and AOS school officials are making it clear that even if the city loses 75% of its state funding, as currently projected, Shead High...
2012
Size of boat ramp parcel disappoints Eastport committee
The committee appointed by the Eastport City Council to plan for the new Deep Cove boat ramp project hit a bump at its first meeting. The committee has just started the work of researching and finding the funds to build a new public access boat ramp on Deep Cove Road.
2012
Public ownership weighed as Atlantic Rehab loses residents
Atlantic Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Calais has had 14 residents relocate to other facilities since the news broke in late January that its parent company, First Atlantic Healthcare, planned to close the facility within two years.
2012
Couples share secrets of marriage
Valentine's Day is all about loving and being loved, so three couples in the Quoddy area were asked how they found their life partners and what makes their marriages work.