PLACING THE FINISHING TOUCHES ON THEIR SNOWMAN, with a stick of celery instead of a carrot for a nose, are Nichelle Giero, age 5, and Colby Milan Jamieson, age 7, outside an Eastport home during the January 20 snowstorn. (Edward French photo)
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| Port authority sets plans for bulk conveyor |
| by Edward French |
The Eastport Port Authority approved preliminary plans for the new bulk conveyor system at Estes Head, including a new bulk storage area and new warehouse, at its meeting on January 19. The conveyor system, which will allow for the loading of products such as wood chips and pellets, is being funded through a state bond issue, approved last November, that included $4.5 million for the port. Eastport Port Director Chris Gardner is hoping that the new bulk conveyor system will be ready for operation by November. |
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| Rockweed harvest amounted to 4% of available biomass in bay |
| by Edward French |
Rockweed harvesters removed significantly less than the maximum allowable amount of the seaweed from Cobscook Bay during this past season. The 2009 harvested amount totalled about 1,200 short tons or approximately 4% of the available rockweed biomass in the bay, after conservation areas are removed from the biomass estimates. Under a new state law, the maximum allowable amount that can be harvested in any management sector is 17%. Without removing the conserved lands where harvesting is prohibited, the amount removed is 2.4% of the total estimated biomass in the bay. |
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| New shelter to house domestic abuse survivors |
| by Susan Esposito |
| A group of volunteers is fundraising for a Christ-centered transitional shelter for women and their families in Machias. As a domestic abuse survivor, Shelley Otto of Machias feels Shekinah House is very necessary. "I know a lot of people who have concerns about its location, but my first husband was not my first experience with abuse. A guy followed me around with a gun... I tried all the secret shelters, but he was able to find me. Most women in Shekinah House will have already been in shelters. We're going to be the step after that. We're going to help get their feet under them," points out Otto. "We're not going into this blind. We know the reality. There is no such place as a safe place. But we're going to give them more prayers and more support than they've had." |
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| Dairy farmers find new markets with organic MOOMilk |
| by Karen Burke |
One truck, 10 farmers and 600 cows are in sync to provide Maine's Own Organic Milk -- MOOMilk -- and have it on Hannaford store shelves by Saturday, January 23. Nearly one year after Maine organic milk farmers received notice from H.P. Hood that the company was ending its contracts with them and with an unexpected gap in financing that nearly crippled MOOMilk in November, the corporation has secured enough financing and creative partnerships to be Maine's first statewide organic milk company. |
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| Firearms ordinance targeted by city as deer herd increases |
| by Lora Whelan |
| The deer population on Moose Island appears to be growing, with attendant concerns about motor vehicle accidents and other areas of public safety such as the increased risk of Lyme disease. The Eastport City Council conducted a workshop on January 11 to discuss the city's weapons control ordinance and deer hunting on the island. About 20 members of the public attended the workshop. |
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