2009
Pembroke acts to protect its water aquifer
At a special town meeting on August 10, Pembroke voters adopted an ordinance to regulate large-scale water extraction and approved the school budget for 2009-2010.
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2009
City’s FERC comments irk harbor pilots
There was a full house at the July 13 Eastport City Council meeting. Generally city council meetings are graced by the presence of two or three members of the public.
2009
DECH interim CEO charts path to achieve regulatory approval
After just 10 days on the job at Downeast Community Hospital (DECH), interim CEO Douglas Jones sat down for an interview with The Quoddy Tides.
2009
Lubec conservation purchases proposed
Several land conservation proposals in Washington County will be considered by the Land for Maine's Future Board at a meeting scheduled for July 14. The meeting will be held at the Darling Marine Center in Walpole at 1:30 p.m.
2009
DECH receives extension to meet guidelines
The future looked bleak for Downeast Community Hospital (DECH) on June 25 when the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) terminated the hospital's eligibility for federal funding, with an effective date of July 10.
2009
Red tide hits clam diggers hard
The closure of all of the southwest New Brunswick coastline and almost all of eastern Maine to the harvesting of shellfish has been hitting clam diggers hard this year.
2009
Islanders angered by closure of bank
The afternoon of June 26 was a time for grieving for the residents of Campobello, as they watched the doors to the only banking facility on the island closed for good.