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2008

High court: Francis case belongs in tribal court

The 10-year saga of the court cases stemming from the break-in at the residence of a former executive director of the Pleasant Point Passamaquoddy Housing Authority took a new twist this month, with the Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruling that the lawsuits properly were heard in tribal court...

2008

Sunrise Trail grooms corridor for future rail use

This time next year, Washington County residents will be able to enjoy the full range of outdoor activities that the Downeast Sunrise Trail will lend itself to on the old Calais Branch railway corridor.

2008

Voters decisively reject school plan for central county

On Tuesday, December 9, residents of the 12 towns in the proposed Central Washington County School System overwhelmingly voted to reject an alternative organizational structure (AOS) that was proposed in order to comply with the state's school consolidation law.

2008

Prison sweat lodge ceremony may help end addiction cycle

A traditional spiritual ceremony that may help Native prisoners both during their time of incarceration and when they return to their communities was held for the first time at the Maine State Prison this fall.

2008

New dictionary helps to save Passamaquoddy oral tradition

"For me, this is a dictionary that you can read like a book," said Robert Leavitt, who co-authored with David Francis A Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary that was launched on December 8 at Sipayik.

2008

Search for local man continues on land, water

Kris Fergerson, a 27-year-old single father from Lubec, has been missing since Tuesday, December 2. Reportedly, Fergerson was wrinkling, harvesting periwinkles for sale, near the Lubec Channel Lighthouse, known as the Sparkplug, with another wrinkler, Dennis Knox, 47, when he failed to return.

2008

Council adopts 70-day, split scallop season

Scallop fishermen in the Cobscook Bay area are relieved that the cut in the number of days they can fish this season will not be as drastic as had been proposed.