2011
PWD eyes options to fix water supply problems
The Passamaquoddy Water District (PWD) is moving ahead with plans to resolve problems with its water supply so that another boil order will not occur in the future.
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2011
Farmed salmon in rivers lead to call for closed containment
A salmon conservation group is calling again for closed containment systems for salmon aquaculture following the recent discovery of escaped farmed salmon in two area rivers. Although the number of fish found in the Magaguadavic River near St.
2011
Concerns voiced about sale of city’s Boat School parcel
A number of Eastport property owners questioned Eastport city councillors at the October 21 council meeting about their decision to authorize the city manager to pursue the purchase and sale agreement with Perry Marine & Construction (PMC) for the property at 16 Deep Cove Road.
2011
Lubec eyes police department option
Responding to what has been termed a perennial issue, the Lubec Board of Selectmen has established a committee to explore the possibility of establishing a local police department within the town.
2011
PMC proposal for Boat School satisfies Friends and council
The deal almost didn't make it, but on the evening of September 1 representatives of Perry Marine & Construction (PMC) and the Friends of the Boat School were mostly all smiles at a presentation to the Eastport City Council for a purchase proposal for the property on Deep Cove Road where the...
2011
Lawsuit alters access rights across beaches
A recent Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruling in an Eastport case is being viewed by some as fundamentally altering the law on the public's right to use privately owned intertidal areas, while others see the decision as still narrowly limiting those rights.
2011
Coast Guard stages joint rescue efforts
Three days of search and rescue exercises in Passamaquoddy Bay this week by the U.S. and Canadian Coast Guards involved simulated rescues of an overdue kayaking tour out of St. Andrews and of the crew of a fishing boat that sank without time to send out a distress call.