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Business & Development

2017

Jonesboro residents question owners on biomass plant plans

About 20 Jonesboro residents met with about a half dozen representatives of Stored Solar LLC at a public meeting November 20 to discuss the future of the former Covanta biomass energy plant, which was idled last March.

2017

New Brunswick lobster catches continue to be ‘way, way up’

While New Brunswick lobster fishermen have had to deal this past week with some miserable windy weather, which delayed the expected November 14 start of the season by a day, they are continuing to enjoy record catches and good prices.

2017

Millennium boat molds to go to public auction

A settlement agreement has been reached by Millennium Marine USA and the Washington County government that has as a part of its terms the public auction of four boat molds that were used by the former Eastport-based company.

2017

New cable set for Fundy Isles

Plans by NB Power to replace the subsea cable providing electric power to Campobello and Grand Manan include a special surprise: fiber optic cables that can be used to bring enhanced Internet connectivity to the Fundy Isles.

2017

Verizon to cut service to many customers in Washington County

Verizon Wireless is cutting service to 213 customers in Maine, with almost all living in Washington County...

2017

Stored Solar reports significant decline in biomass purchases

The operating status of the Jonesboro and West Enfield biomass energy plants owned by Stored Solar LLC is uncertain, with three "known" lawsuits against the company, according to Professional Logging Contractors of Maine Executive Director Dana Doran.

2017

Blueberry growers face uncertain future

“I never thought this would ever happen,” says Justin Day, 81, who has harvested his 100 acres of blueberry fields in Cooper for 50 years and whose father and grandfather before him had the fields, starting around 1900.