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After less than a year on the job, Eastport Police Chief Michael Donahe was fired by City Manager Ross Argir on April 23 -- the city's second firing of a police chief in just a year and a half.

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.

The planned construction of a water pipeline to run from the Downeast Correctional Facility (DCF) to homes in the Bucks Harbor region of Machiasport appears to be in jeopardy.

After a two-year wait, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court on March 28 upheld a lower court decision that rockweed harvesters must obtain permission from upland landowners before harvesting in the intertidal area. The impact of the decision on rockweed harvesting in the state is not yet clear.

Five possibilities for new shipments through the Port of Eastport were eyed during the March 18 meeting of the Eastport Port Authority board. Executive Director Chris Gardner told the board that he has been discussing with representatives of the St.

The Washington County government has joined in filing a lawsuit against numerous drug companies alleging that their marketing of opioid painkillers created an epidemic that has led to more than a death a day in Maine and cost the county millions of dollars.