2008
Reopening one dam for alewives recommended
The legislature's Marine Resources Committee held an unexpected work session this week to reconsider its recommendation on a bill to restore the alewife run on the St. Croix River.
Local News
2008
Downeast Heritage Museum grapples with possible closure
For the Downeast Heritage Museum in Calais, time and money are running out, stated Executive Director James Thompson a few minutes before the February 20 meeting of the museum's board of directors.
2008
Native fishery on Grand Manan seeks to resolve financial woes
It wasn't long after NeGoot-Gook Fisheries acting manager Amy Moulton left Grand Manan for a new job in Nova Scotia that rumours began to fly on the island as to the fisheries' financial stability.
2008
Deficiencies at hospital cited in investigation of man's death
In the wake of the death of a 61-year-old Eastport patient one month ago, a subsequent investigation by the U.S.
2008
Company third LNG proposal for Quoddy region
The Calais liquefied natural gas (LNG) project first announced at a Calais City Council meeting in August of 2005 is in the news again. Arthur Gelber of Gelber & Associates, a Texas-based company, was in the Calais area the week of January 13.
2008
Heating costs magnify winter's burden
High fuel costs and cold temperatures are combining to make the winter of 2007-2008 a particularly hard one for both young and old in Maine.
2008
Confusion about wetlands act costly for property owner
New rules for land use and shoreline property development are causing more than just a headache for some property owners on Grand Manan.