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nimously adopted an ordinance to prohibit large scale data centers in the city about 30 people were at the meeting and deborah gillespie a leading opponent catherine j s lee 11 sep 2026 bassett elected as chief at sipayik the passamaquoddy chief at sipayik pos bassett narrowly retained his seat in a close vote in the tribal general election held on september 8 bassett received 202 votes to challenger gail dana s 184 according to unofficial results edward french 11 sep 2026 canadian communities speak out against eastport data center for the most part canadians in the passamaquoddy region don t have too much to say about what goes on in eastport however if activities threaten their livelihoods and lifestyles they will speak out sebastian teunissen 11 sep 2026 nearly 600 people nearly 600 people viewed the exhibition of the dunlap broadside of the declaration of independence at the tides institute museum of art in eastport on august 29 and 30 shown looking over the broadside are michelle wilson stanhope left and karen flagg right in period costume the quoddy tides staff 11 sep 2026 local weather politics government 2026 ordinance banning data centers adopted by eastport council with no discussion the eastport city council at its september 9 regular meeting unanimously adopted an ordinance to prohibit large scale data centers in the city about 30 people were at the meeting and deborah gillespie a leading opponent catherine j s lee 11 sep 2026 2026 bassett elected as chief at sipayik the passamaquoddy chief at sipayik pos bassett narrowly retained his seat in a close vote in the tribal general election held on september 8 bassett received 202 votes to challenger gail dana s 184 according to unofficial results edward french 11 sep 2026 2026 renee gray reinstated as county manager the washington county commissioners voted unanimously to reinstate renee gray as the county manager at a meeting on august 26 gray had been fired in a 2 1 vote by the commissioners on july 2 and had then filed suit against two of the commissioners and the county alleging she was fired illegally edward french 28 aug 2026 2026 reasons for county s financial crisis are still being debated while the washington county government continues to dig itself out of its financial hole and is eyeing another potential hike in next year s budget the cause of the problems is still being debated edward french 28 aug 2026 2026 calais struggles to avoid tax rate increase the city of calais has avoided increasing the property tax rate for over 15 years and this year councillors are struggling to avoid taking that step following a request that municipal departments present line item recommendations to reduce each department budget up to five percent wayne tripp 14 aug 2026 2026 fired manager sues county two commissioners washington county commissioners attempt to turn up the heat on their recently terminated county manager a week ago by pushing her out the door may have backfired as the county and two commissioners have now been slapped with a lawsuit accusing them of violations paula horvath 24 jul 2026 2026 county manager fired by commissioners washington county commissioners have fired county manager renee gray just as washington county was tackling its latest financial crisis an issue some say gray worked hard to solve paula horvath 10 jul 2026 show more business development 2026 closure of city s grocery store leaves many shoppers in limbo the closing of the only grocery store in eastport has raised alarms as some in the city who are unable to access food now available only at stores miles away are seemingly left with few options in what has become a food desert paula horvath 11 sep 2026 2026 tariffs creating difficulties for woodland pulp operations canada has removed counter tariffs from american lobster to the relief of the industry in maine and new brunswick however life is getting more complicated for woodland pulp llc the largest single employer in washington county with approximately 310 workers in baileyville derwin gowan 11 sep 2026 2026 canadian communities speak out against eastport data center for the most part canadians in the passamaquoddy region don t have too much to say about what goes on in eastport however if activities threaten their livelihoods and lifestyles they will speak out sebastian teunissen 11 sep 2026 2026 eastport s only grocery store slated to close eastport area residents were shocked to hear on wednesday august 26 that the city s only grocery store will be closing with over 20 people losing their jobs the r m iga s last day for being open is slated to be september 3 edward french 28 aug 2026 2026 ferc begins public comment period on data center proposal the federal energy regulatory commission ferc has opened up a public comment period on the controversial plan for a 413 million underwater data center off eastport which is strongly opposed by area residents edward french 28 aug 2026 2026 ordinance to ban data centers recommended by planning board the eastport planning board has recommended to the city council an ordinance to ban large scale data centers while not recommending a second ordinance that would require voter approval for new industrial or commercial development of a certain size in the city edward french 28 aug 2026 2026 city attorneys urge shelving one ordinance find ban is legal the two ordinances suggested by residents to prevent an underwater ai data center off the coast of eastport and sipayik have been questioned by attorneys for the city of eastport who have advised the city that one of the citizen initiated ordinances is legally unsound paula horvath 14 aug 2026 show more crime public safety 2026 playground access safety issues debated in lubec at the august 6 lubec school board meeting board members heard public concerns about community playground access during school hours about a dozen residents attended to discuss whether the school or the community that built it has authority over the playground paula whitfield 14 aug 2026 2026 investigation into gas release finds woodland mill negligent a preliminary report from a federal agency s investigation has found that the woodland pulp mill was negligent in not having sufficient safety measures in place to prevent and alert workers about the buildup of a highly toxic gas that caused the deaths of two employees at the mill this past winter edward french 24 jul 2026 2026 dennysville church fire ruled as arson the maine state fire marshal s office has determined that the fire at the dennysville edmunds congregational church on july 20 was an act of arson the early morning fire had been contained to the outside of the building because of alert passersby and quick action by firefighters mary mcfadden 24 jul 2026 2026 concerns about campobello bridge safety surface at meeting over 50 people attended the june 24 preliminary public meeting on the fdr memorial bridge improvement project at the campobello island consolidated school the reason for the jointly held meeting by maine department of transportation mdot and paula whitfield 10 jul 2026 2026 lubec to pioneer response plan for commercial fishing emergencies liz michaud is on a quest to save lives the lives of commercial fisherman at sea born and raised in calais and lubec she has deep familial roots in the downeast commercial fishing community paula whitfield 26 jun 2026 2026 child labor complaint roils lobster industry way of life john drouin a lobsterman in cutler put his first few wooden traps out from a skiff with his stepfather as a 13 year old in the spring of 1979 a month later drouin was setting traps on his own like other young teenagers in his small downeast town as an adult he took all five children elizabeth walztoni 10 apr 2026 2026 peroxide leak occurs at woodland pulp mill following a toxic gas exposure incident in january which caused the deaths of two workers the woodland pulp mill experienced another accident on saturday march 7 the january 27 exposure to hydrogen sulfide gas occurred when the mill was shutting down operations because of the high price edward french 13 mar 2026 show more local news 2025 tribe s solar project raises questions about net energy billing the maine public utilities commission puc is conducting an investigation into whether a rooftop solar project by the passamaquoddy tribe at indian township qualifies for the state s net energy billing program the puc held an initial case conference on the matter on march 11 edward french 13 mar 2025 2025 st stephen apartment building boarded up 30 people evicted life might settle down for residents and business owners on lower marks street st stephen these days but about 30 former neighbours now need new places to live police showed up at 18 marks st on friday morning march 7 with a judge s order derwin gowan 13 mar 2025 2025 local legislators residents urge support for rural patrol funding washington county legislators and residents offered strong support for increasing rural patrol services in the county during a recent legislative hearing pointing to the drug crisis the county s having the second highest violent crime rate in the state in 2020 and elderly people now being edward french 27 feb 2025 2025 concerns assessed about cruise ships possible discharges with approximately 55 000 cruise ship passengers expected in eastport in 2025 up from 7 000 the previous year concerns are being raised related to discharges from the ships and how they may impact the sensitive marine ecosystems of passamaquoddy and cobscook bays lura jackson 27 feb 2025 2025 lubec school board weighs budget cuts the prospect of further tax increases dominated the february 10 meeting of the lubec school board despite a limited turnout snowed out of the customary first thursday meeting date the rescheduled date attracted a crowd of eight participants plus four members of the board j d rule 13 feb 2025 2025 emnh adjusting to nursing home reimbursement rate changes eastport memorial nursing home emnh one of only three nursing homes in washington county is contending with statewide changes to how nursing homes are reimbursed the challenging new reimbursement rate will require cost saving measures for the facility which employs between 55 and 60 people lura jackson 13 feb 2025 2025 two addison fishermen perish on way home a search for two addison fishermen off the coast of trescott and cutler was suspended the evening of sunday january 19 after rescue crews combed over 950 square miles of ocean and coastline edward french 23 jan 2025 show more education 2026 officials in county support bill to revise school funding formula legislation proposing changes in the state s school funding formula received strong support from washington county officials and residents along with school representatives from throughout the state during a hearing by the education and cultural affairs committee on march 9 edward french 27 mar 2026 2026 scrtc teacher wins national recognition the journey that brought lauren remington an early childhood educator at st croix regional technical center in calais to washington d c to receive the travelers award for teaching excellence at the salute to excellence in education gala was not a short or easy one rachel williams 27 mar 2026 2025 robbinston school board passes budget retains school choice at its july 10 meeting the robbinston school committee unanimously approved a budget that maintains school choice is 131 002 higher than the previous school year and calls for a 62 hike in the amount raised by local taxation lura jackson 25 jul 2025 2025 robbinston weighs cost of school choice the june 13 meeting of the robbinston school committee saw a review of two prospective budgets only one of which maintains school choice for robbinston students lura jackson 27 jun 2025 2025 local family sets up foundation for youth youth in washington county will have the opportunity to engage in more outdoor activities with the establishment of the jeffrey a stanhope foundation in memory of the late perry resident lura jackson 28 mar 2025 2025 collaboration brings musicians to local schools where words fail music speaks wrote hans christian andersen of music s ability to facilitate communication and yet there are key places where music literacy is lacking including in washington county elementary schools lura jackson 28 mar 2025 2025 staff cuts feared as lubec board eyes budget with 16 local share hike emotions surfaced during the budget workshop hosted on march 6 by the lubec school board during which the budget proposal calling for a nearly 16 hike in the local share was discussed j d rule 13 mar 2025 show more image archive budding entrepreneurs anika and letti hibbard of eastport negotiate the sale of an apple with griffin coes the sisters had set up a stand in front of their high street house on the spring like afternoon of tuesday april 5 and were selling one apple for 25 cents two apples for 50 cents or three apples for a dollar edward french photo sharing a warm springtime moment are friends jake fredette 6 and little topsy and her filly sparrow ponies owned by jamieson s grandparents brenda and richard ferrar of eastwind farm in perry chessie johnson photo rainy days and mondays always get me down this passenger on an eastport school bus on a rainy monday looks like he s had a long day the spell of wind and rain is expected to last through this coming weekend edward french photo welcome to eastport where the grand independence day parade is ended with the return of the fisherman statue excited isaiah j mitchell and frances mitchell of eastport logan king of maui hawaii alex mitchell of fort kent leah king of maui jade st pierre of madawaska and lucas king of maui react to a fire truck s siren during the eastport parade photos by edward french and don dunbar a patriotic contestant caroline o donnell of winchester mass waits for a decision in the little miss 4th of july contest artist painting boat in fog bonnie foster of voorheesville n y is among the students taking a course taught by artist jim salem of eastport it is one of the offerings of the eastport arts center s summerarts program edward french photo sailing on a summer s day the sylvina w beal of eastport approaches east quoddy head lighthouse on campobello passengers aboard the sailboat have seen lots of whales and other marine life in the past few weeks edward french photo addressing a crowd of over 1 000 people in the w c o neil arena in st andrews is lng opponent art mackay gary guisinger photo as in a community barn raising nearly 100 people from throughout washington county joined in the inaugural production noye s fludde at the eastport arts center s new theater space on labor day weekend here the gossips in the benjamin britten opera are trying to convince mrs noye not to board the ark as noye and his animal friends prepare to depart edward french photo posing on the narrow ledges at gull...