Local News

Law enforcement, fire and emergency services for the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point are now all consolidated within a single department, as part of a cost-saving measure implemented earlier this year.

The search for the fisherman Logan Preston, who has been missing in Cobscook Bay since March 25, will continue as soon as the weather improves. "We need a good sunny day for the plane to be able to take images," says Maine Marine Patrol Officer Russell Wright.

State and federal regulatory agencies have released their findings in the most recent investigation of Down East Community Hospital (DECH), triggered by a complaint about the care provided to an emergency department patient on October 3-4, 2008.

Campobello residents have learned that Friday, June 26, will be the last day of business at the Charlotte County Credit Union (CCCU) branch on the island. The company is also closing its branch in Blacks Harbour.

The port of Eastport will be handling shipments of windmill blades around the end of April or the first part of May, with other shipments possible. The 108 blades, each 125 feet long, are being shipped from Brazil by General Electric for a project in Maine.

The controversy surrounding the harvesting of rockweed in Cobscook Bay that stayed on the back burner during the winter months is beginning to heat up as the 2009 harvest season approaches.