Local News

Following a one-year interruption in service, a seasonal ferry between Campobello and Deer Island is expected to return to its run by mid-June, if not sooner. The lack of the ferry service had caused a significant economic impact on Campobello last summer...

After a two-year delay, a contract for the building of the new Sipayik Elementary School was finally signed on May 9, with construction equipment arriving at the site on May 20.

Monies from a penalty assessed for discharge violations into the St. Croix River by Woodland Pulp will be used to help reduce the amount of untreated wastewater and stormwater entering the river from Calais.

Charlotte County will likely lose its only public transportation link to Saint John at the end of this month. Maritime Bus plans to make its last daily round trip from St. Stephen to Saint John on May 31, company president Mike Cassidy confirms in an interview from Charlottetown, P.E.I.

A Perry family of four lost their house and all of their possessions to a very hot fire on Tuesday evening, April 30. The home of Larry and Tiffany Hilderbrand Jr. and their two daughters, Ara, age 6, and Jemma, age 3, was completely destroyed by the blaze.

Cobscook Shores LLC has announced its intention to file for tax exemptions and reductions where allowable on Lubec properties owned by the Butler Conservation Fund, the philanthropic organization founded by Gilbert Butler.