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For a number of years, Eastport residents have been debating the question of whether the island's deer population is too large and should be thinned out. On November 3 they will be able to weigh in with their opinions, as voters will be asked in a straw poll...

The Sipayik Tribal Council has voted to indefinitely suspend Passamaquoddy Chief Fred Moore III from his administrative duties and responsibilities, three weeks after Moore had suspended Vice Chief Vera Francis from her duties.

Passamaquoddy Chief Fred Moore of Sipayik has indefinitely suspended, without pay, Vice Chief Vera Francis from her executive duties and responsibilities with the tribal government following her being charged with three misdemeanor offenses that stemmed from a drunk driving charge against...

The financial challenges faced by Calais Regional Hospital (CRH) have been continuing, with the $3.5 million repayment to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) placing an additional strain on the hospital's budget.

After eight months on the job, Eastport Police Chief Frances LaCoute submitted her resignation on September 17, effective October 15. The decision did not appear to be an easy one for her to make.

Who owns the rockweed that grows in the intertidal zone? The Lubec Select Board has been asked to include the town in a lawsuit intended to answer that question.