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2007

Landfill officials make effort to quell commissioners' concerns

Eight directors of the Marion Transfer Station (MTS), manager Milan Jamieson, and general counsel for MTS, Dennis Mahar, met with Washington County Commissioners immediately after their regular meeting of November 1.

2007

Is there gold in them thar hills?

Pembroke's Big Hill is once again attracting a prospector. This time it is Golden Hope Mines Ltd. of Quebec. The Big Hill prospect is located near Route 214 and Old County Road.

2007

Dark tales cast shadow on home

An old house on Leighton Point Road in Pembroke, at the corner of the middle crossroad, is dark and brooding. Perhaps that's so because of the "witch's hat" dormers, common enough in eastern Maine but which to eyes from away seem vaguely sinister.

2007

Tribal racino battle heats up before election

The campaigns for and against the Passamaquoddy Tribe's proposed racino in Calais are finally heating up two weeks before the statewide election.

2007

Downeast lobstermen dodge whale restrictions temporarily

About 600 lobster fishermen in Washington County dodged a bullet with the decision by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to rescind temporary restrictions on lobster and gillnet fishing gear aimed at protecting endangered whales.

2007

Lawsuits against housing authority proceeding slowly

Nearly 10 years after the housing authority at Pleasant Point entered the home of its former executive director, Pamela Francis, and removed her possessions, two court cases arising from those actions are proceeding in separate jurisdictions in the tortuous and never-ending manner of Dickens'...

2007

Equipment removal from Boat School generates concern

While the property and buildings of the Boat School in Eastport were transferred on September 22 from the Maine Community College System to the City of Eastport, by legislation enacted earlier this year, questions remain about ownership of the equipment and tools used at the school.