Local News

Researchers have found a marine invasive species in Cobscook Bay that has coated areas of Georges Bank, threatening to interfere with fishing. However, scientists are hopeful that the waters of the bay are too cold for the species to cause much impact here.

Approximately 50 voters of the town of Baileyville, at a special town meeting held August 3, gave their approval for the town to float a bond in the amount of $2.5 million to assist in a financing package for Ecomelt Inc.

A junkyard in Baileyville may be receiving salvage material that is being transferred from the Harry Smith Jr. junkyards in Meddybemps.

A bill to add more days to the sea urchin season has been killed by the legislature, leaving the sponsor of the measure, Rep. Ian Emery (R-Cutler), bitter about the legislative process.

An effort at restoring the Calais Branch Line for freight and excursion rail service into Washington County was the subject of a talk at the Washington County meeting of the Maine Better Transportation Association (MBTA) on June 16 at the Eastport Chowder House.

By a vote of 72 to 18, Perry voters at a special town meeting on June 7 approved a request by the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point to construct the Passamaquoddy Sipayik Aviation and Aerospace facility on land annexed by the tribe from the Town of Perry.