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2008

Buckley resigns as superintendent of Lubec schools

MSAD 19 Superintendent Michael Buckley resigned effective immediately in an executive session during the MSAD 19 Board of Directors meeting on Thursday, October 30. Officials will say only that Buckley resigned for "personal reasons" and provide no further details.

2008

Proposed scallop regulations catch heat from area fishermen

More than 90 angry fishermen attended a Department of Marine Resources (DMR) hearing in Machias on October 9 to protest the agency's proposed new regulations for the scallop fishery.

2008

DMR will consider expanded rules for rockweed harvest

David Etnier, deputy commissioner for the Department of Marine Resources (DMR), announced at the Cobscook Fisheries Forum in Eastport on October 18 that the agency has begun discussion of possible new regulations governing rockweed harvesting in Maine.

2008

Proposal to cut scallop season sparks debate

With a 96% decline in recorded Maine scallop landings from the top year in 1980 to last year, the Department of Marine Resources (DMR) is planning several changes in the fishery to stem the collapse of the resource.

2008

Pembroke aquifer among options for PWD water source

The Passamaquoddy Water District (PWD) is exploring different options for its source of water, including the possibility of groundwater from an aquifer in the Pembroke area. Representatives from the PWD and the district's engineering firm, A.E.

2008

Fewer visit Quoddy region

"I might as well have been closed this summer," says Jack Willson of South Bay Campground in Lubec. "Our summer has been off 60% from last year, and I can't even pay expenses. I'm planning to sell." Willson says each summer has become worse,

2008

Energy generation from solid waste explored by board

When Marion Transfer Station (MTS) directors met September 9, their prepared agenda included, under 'New Business,' a presentation by Edward Dugay of Cherryfield on a 'proposal to take MTS waste and turn it into fuel.