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The dispute between the state and the Passamaquoddy Tribe over the issuance of elver fishing licenses has simmered down this past week, as both Maine and tribal officials continue meeting to reach a resolution.

The Eastport City Council expects to hire Larry Post as the new city manager, replacing outgoing City Manager Jonathan Southern. At the April 10 council meeting council President Mary Repole introduced Post and said, "We're still in negotiations, but both the council and Mr. Post are committed."

Barring any last second surprises in Augusta, this spring alewives will be able to reach the 98% of their traditional spawning habitat in the St. Croix River watershed that has been blocked for the past 19 years.

The debate over the number of elver fishing licenses being issued by the Passamaquoddy Tribe this year may appear to be resolved in the state legislature, which is moving ahead with a plan for 200 tribal licenses, but the Passamaquoddy Joint Tribal Council says the state cannot cap the number...

Cory Guimond of Millennium Marine of Escuminac, N.B., will be setting up a boat-manufacturing facility in Eastport, beginning operations this year and eventually hiring approximately 50 people. The news of the awarding of a $1.4 million U.S.

If the Pennamaquan Tidal Power project meets all the permitting requirements of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), it will take at least five years before it's built, according Albion Goodwin of Pembroke, organizer of the Pennamaquan Power Advisory Committee.