2022
Robbinston eyeing subdivision ordinance
Robbinston voters will decide whether the town will have its own subdivision ordinance at the annual town meeting to be held on Monday, March 28, at 7 p.m. at the former grade school.
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2022
Port authority turns away Russian ship from docking in city
While the Eastport Port Authority has received national publicity for its decision to turn down a request from a Russian-flagged ship to dock at the port -- with the port authority being hailed as taking a stand against Russia for invading Ukraine -- the reasons for the decision were actually...
2022
New funding and bill aim to retain veterans’ homes
Plans to provide funding to keep the Machias and Caribou veterans' homes open and emergency legislation that would require that homes be located in those communities are moving forward, as efforts continue to reverse the decision by the Maine Veterans' Homes (MVH) board of trustees to close the...
2022
Local Ukrainian couple describes war's impact on Kharkiv family
Now, maybe I can sleep tonight," says Irina Karzova. Her brother Andrey, 41, finally left the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, under constant Russian bombardment, on March 21 for the relative safety of Dnipro.
2022
Plans to close veterans' home spark outrage
An emergency bill to require legislative approval before any Maine veterans' home could be closed is one of the many efforts to keep the homes in Machias and Caribou open.
2022
Pembroke turns down breezeway project
By a three-vote margin, Pembroke residents turned down the proposed breezeway project at the elementary school in a February 23 referendum vote. The vote was 21 to 18, with only 39 residents casting ballots.
2022
More green crabs and lobsters result of warming waters
The record breaking hauls of the lobster industry -- along with the booming green crab population -- are expected to continue over the next few decades.