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While tensions have risen at times over conflicting points of view belonging to various stakeholders, options to consider for the Whiting Mill Pond dam's future are being gathered as part of the process undertaken by Downeast Salmon Federation as the site's new owner.

Washington County's 31,600 residents could be at risk of losing significant portions of their healthcare infrastructure if the repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is not replaced with a carefully constructed replacement.

The first engineering study in a series estimates that the cost to repair the Whiting Mill Pond dam could be as much as $1.3 million, while demolition of the dam might cost only $150,000. Along with repair costs, the construction of a fishway could cost an additional million dollars...

Passamaquoddy Chief Vera Francis, who was the vice chief at Sipayik and became chief after Fred Moore III was recalled from that office in November, now faces a recall vote. A hearing on the recall was scheduled for January 10, with the vote scheduled for Thursday, January 12...

It has been a very long story when it comes to the water remediation for Bucks Harbor and the status of the dilapidated U.S. Air Force base housing at the foot of Howard Mountain, but a new chapter appears to be in the making. The State of Maine has started demolition of the abandoned housing...

The Passamaquoddy Water District (PWD) is assuring its customers in Eastport, Pleasant Point and Perry that its water is safe to drink, after it appears as though someone tried to sabotage the water supply by placing one-gallon Ziploc bags containing a petroleum product near the intake for the...