2019
Top stories of year focused on fisheries, ferry and healthcare
With the new year bearing a new current of news, The Quoddy Tides looks back on 2019 for the top stories of the day as reported at the time.
Local News
2019
Seven displaced in Machiasport
An early evening house fire displaced a family of seven in Machiasport on December 21, and everything they owned was lost, according to fire personnel on the scene. The fire originated in the attic of the 2 1/2-story house, and its cause is believed to have been a short-circuit in the wiring.
2019
Project to prevent shoreline erosion planned at Sipayik
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to build a 1,500-foot-long stone retaining wall this year at Pleasant Point to prevent ongoing shoreline erosion. The emergency shoreline protection project will be behind St. Ann's Church, the elderly meal site building and some tribal housing.
2019
Eastport blaze destroys house
The owner of an Eastport home and attached garage that were destroyed by a late-night fire on December 13 believes the blaze was started by a manufacturer's defect in the car that was in the garage.
2019
Clamdiggers seek to remove invasive crabs
The invasive European green crab continues to be a front‐burner issue for the Lubec Shellfish Conservation Committee, which met in a special session on December 13 to discuss an abatement possibility.
2019
Local communities are on frontlines of opioid crisis fight
Maine is one of the states hardest hit by the nation's ongoing opioid crisis, but people across the state are working on the frontlines of this epidemic, raising awareness and developing new solutions.
2019
Lobster season opens with whale pilot project
In a repeat of last year's weather delay, Grand Manan's lobster season opened three days late on November 14...