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2017

Program to benefit CHS young women

Parents and school administrators are frustrated with recent threats that have closed schools in the Machias area. "I find it to be very concerning," says Danielle Parker, who has two children at Rose M. Gaffney Elementary School and one at Washington Academy. "It's still happening."

2017

Eastport city council upholds firing of police chief

After a four-and-a-half-hour, courtroom-like hearing on November 27, four Eastport city councillors voted unanimously to uphold City Manager Elaine Abbott's firing of Police Chief Dale Earle.

2017

Lubec’s South Bay to be site of 77-acre public recreation area

"It'll look like a park," says Arthur Smallidge, waving his arms at the wide open expanse of what will soon become Red Point Park, located off County Road in Lubec.

2017

Drug crimes cited for county budget hike

The topic of the county tax increase produced significant consternation for Calais city councillors, many of whom voiced their concerns at a November 9 city council meeting.

2017

St. Croix alewife run jumps nearly fivefold

Four years after one of the main fish ladders on the St. Croix River was reopened following a 19-year closure, the alewife run on the river increased significantly this year, jumping nearly fivefold from last year's run.

2017

Tribal fishing rights being disputed again

The dispute over tribal fishing rights in the Canadian waters of Passamaquoddy Bay has surfaced again, as five fishermen from Sipayik recently were summonsed by Canadian fisheries officers for fishing without a license.

2017

Eastport police chief terminated from position

Eastport Police Chief Dale Earle was terminated from his position on October 20, just 10 days after returning to work following his being on medical leave for two and a half months.