Local News

The Pennamaquan River is being considered as a possible site for tidal energy generation. At the June 6 Pembroke selectman's meeting, a project proposed by Ramez Atiya, the Pennamaquan Tidal Power Plant, was discussed.

The Eastport City Council decision at the April council meeting to change the zoning of a parcel located on Staniels Road from residential to industrial has been found to have been made in error.

Two efforts aimed at increasing energy efficiency in the city's many older homes and buildings have been embraced by the City of Eastport.

Standing tall and speaking confidently, three representatives of the Lubec Consolidated School seventh-grade class addressed the selectmen's meeting on April 28. Emma Page, Seth Doherty and Robert Wallace presented their proposed town flag...

A ceremony marking the arrival of the 1,000th ship to call at the Port of Eastport was an occasion to celebrate the port's success over the past 30 years and its ongoing efforts so that it is one of the fastest growing cargo ports in New England.

Funding has been cut to Downeast Resource Conservation & Development (RC&D) as part of a federal budget cut of $51 million to the national RC&D program. Downeast RC&D Council President Nathan Pennell explains that the news came on April 15 and the two staff members...