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2016

Calais challenges DHHS office closure

The pending closure of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) office in Calais was the primary topic discussed at a city council meeting held on August 11. The decision to close the office was announced on July 29, giving workers and clients 90 days to adjust to the change.

2016

Council supports deer hunt proposal

At a special public hearing and meeting held on August 24, the Eastport City Council voted four to one in favor of sending a plan for a special archery hunt for antlerless deer to the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife (MDIF&W).

2016

DHHS decision to close Calais office prompts outcry

The decision by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to close its office in Calais on November 1 has prompted an outcry from both the employees and area residents, who cite the difficulties that will be faced by both staff and clients in traveling to the regional office in...

2016

Lubec fishermen’s monument a tribute to loved ones lost at sea

For a one-word description of Shelly Tinker, try "tenacious." The president of Lubec's Lost Fishermen's Memorial Association (LFMA) and wife of a fisherman started nearly seven years ago and refused to give up despite many setbacks.

2016

Tribe interested in former Superfund site in Meddybemps

At a July 30 meeting at the Meddybemps Community Hall individuals and organizations were able to express their ideas and concerns about the State of Maine's plan to transfer ownership of the Eastern Surplus Superfund site in Meddybemps.

2016

Climate-related challenges placing St. Croix Island at risk

Is St. Croix Island going to be a National Park Service (NPS) site in the future? This unusual question was among those raised by a group of approximately 20 scientists from the park service and elsewhere who convened recently to address the impact of climate-related challenges facing the St.

2016

Cooperative effort opens waterway to alewife passage

A cooperative and multi-year effort between the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), Project Share and the Passamaquoddy Tribe will allow for the watershed from the St. Croix River to Nash's Lake to be open for alewife passage.