2008
Food pantries hit by increase in families needing assistance
Food pantries in Washington and Charlotte counties are seeing a definite increase in families who are stopping in for emergency food assistance.
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2008
Renewable energy study sheds light on meeting local needs
Renewable energy technology and local need are topics that are generating their own supply of electricity, if a recent report issued in New Brunswick is any indication.
2008
Lobstermen feeling pinch of price crash
It's going to be a hard winter Downeast, says lobster fisherman John Drouin of Cutler of the sudden drop in price for lobsters, with fishermen now receiving about half the amount per pound they got last year.
2008
Energy strategy key to economic vitality
As the fall winds drop the last leaves to the ground and usher in the first signs of winter, businesses, institutions and individuals around Washington County are responding to the rise in energy costs by planning or implementing energy-saving measures. Whether it is an ecumenical collaboration on a community
2008
Area cranberry growers report abundant harvest, high prices
Maine's cranberry harvest season ended a few weeks ago, and Charles Armstrong, cranberry professional with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, describes 2008 as "a happy year for cranberries. The yield and the price are very high this year C in the exciting category."
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.