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2005

War’s end recalled by servicemen and families

This year is the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II. As Americans observe Veterans Day and Canadians mark Remembrance Day on November 11, some servicemen and family members shared their recollections of V-E Day, V-J Day or how the conflict had affected them.

2005

Friend finds missing man's body

“When I found him, he could see the heavens up above. He was lying beside two stumps, as if he had laid down to rest. I think he had just played himself out, trying to walk for help. He looked like he passed in a very peaceful way,” said the 79 year old Bob Wright, of finding his friend in the...

2005

Quoddy communities seek voice on LNG Petition calls for informed vote

A petition calling for a referendum vote for Robbinston residents on the location of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal and any related facilities in the town was presented on November 5 to Robbinston Town Clerk Pam Reynolds.

2005

Quoddy communities seek voice on LNG Suit challenges tribe’s lease

A liquefied natural gas (LNG)-related federal lawsuit against the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and the U.S. Secretary of the Interior charging four separate violations of federal law was filed November 2 in U.S. District Court in Bangor.

2005

Life on the lam for junk man ends in arrest

After being on the lam for over two years, Harry Smith Jr. of Meddybemps, an environmental criminal listed on Maine's Most Wanted List, was apprehended on the morning of November 3 at a salvage business in Everett, Mass.

2005

Grand Manan eyes wind farm to supply all of island’s power

By this time next year, Grand Manan should be the first Canadian community to have its energy demands met entirely by renewable resources. Eastern Wind Power of Quispamsis, N.B., plans to install 20 megawatts of generating capacity in the spring of 2006 at its Dark Harbour Wind Farm.

2005

New co-op to plan marketing strategy for selling scallops

A new marketing cooperative, focused on the marketing of Cobscook Bay scallops and agricultural products, is planned for downtown Eastport by the Cobscook Bay Resource Center, which recently acquired a building at the head of the breakwater.