2015
Perry residents examine options to cut town budget
On the evening of March 18, the Perry municipal building's meeting room was filled to capacity.
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2015
Tribal chief taking steps to consolidate programs at Sipayik
Passamaquoddy Chief Fred Moore of Pleasant Point has taken action during the past week to consolidate tribal programs on the reservation, following the tribal council's authorization, at a March 9 meeting, for the tribal administration to relocate the tribal government offices.
2015
Tidal R&D site eyed for Cobscook Bay
Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC), along with a consortium of tidal energy-related businesses and developers, including the European Marine Energy Center, has submitted a request for information (RFI) to the U.S.
2014
Communities lose grant status, plan to challenge survey results
Thirteen Washington County communities have lost their ability to access two critical types of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding because a 2014 U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey shows that they no longer meet low and moderate income (LMI) requirements.
2014
Court rules against AOS 77 and Calais
Neither AOS 77 nor the City of Calais and the Calais School Department got what they were seeking in an exchange of lawsuits following Calais' withdrawal from the AOS. If both sides had been granted their claims and counter-claims, they would have exchanged nearly the same amount of funding.
2014
Lobster trap seizure sparks dispute with tribe
A dispute over tribal fishing rights in the Canadian waters of Passamaquoddy Bay has surfaced, following the recent seizure by the Canadian government...
2014
Fishermen count blessings
An Eastport fisherman is a lucky man and the entire fishing community is counting its blessings after the catastrophic collapse of a large section of the Eastport breakwater at about 2 a.m. on Thursday, December 4.