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2007

Equipment removal from Boat School generates concern

While the property and buildings of the Boat School in Eastport were transferred on September 22 from the Maine Community College System to the City of Eastport, by legislation enacted earlier this year, questions remain about ownership of the equipment and tools used at the school.

2007

Lawsuits against housing authority proceeding slowly

Nearly 10 years after the housing authority at Pleasant Point entered the home of its former executive director, Pamela Francis, and removed her possessions, two court cases arising from those actions are proceeding in separate jurisdictions in the tortuous and never-ending manner of Dickens'...

2007

Downeast lobstermen dodge whale restrictions temporarily

About 600 lobster fishermen in Washington County dodged a bullet with the decision by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to rescind temporary restrictions on lobster and gillnet fishing gear aimed at protecting endangered whales.

2007

Eastport ponders options to control island's deer herd

Thinning the large herd of deer in Eastport without compromising public safety has been a hot-button topic on Moose Island this autumn. Eastport Police Chief Matt Vinson says his department has not made any arrests for illegal bow hunting...

2007

Developers, opponents debate results of Canadian LNG study

Both the developers and the opponents of two proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals at Pleasant Point and Robbinston agree that a recently released study prepared for the government of Canada on the potential impacts of an LNG terminal on Passamaquoddy Bay contains inaccuracies and has...

2007

Downeast LNG request to refile denied by BEP

A request by Downeast LNG to withdraw its applications for state permits currently before the Maine Board of Environmental Protection (BEP) and refile later this year was rejected by the BEP on September 21.

2007

Two appeals filed to overturn LURC's rezoning for new dump

Two appeals have been filed in Washington County Superior Court seeking a review of the decision by the Land Use Regulation Commission (LURC) to rezone 120 acres in Township 14 to allow for the construction of a construction and demolition debris (CDD) landfill by Marion Transfer Station Inc.