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BRRRRR! Running out after their icy plunge into Passamaquoddy Bay on
February 28 are these dippers, who helped raise nearly $10,000 for
Sarah’s House and the Ronald McDonald House. See this issue for more on
the Polar Bear Dip. (Don Dunbar photo)
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AN ICE JAM on the Dennys River has been an unusual sight this March,
attracting much attention, as the ice was firmly wedged between the two
river banks below the upper bridge. Local residents were guessing how
long it would take before the ice began to move. (Edward French photo)
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Front Page Stories |
| Trade war hits cross-border shopping, especially for island |
| by Lura Jackson |
The recent imposition of new tariffs, first by the U.S. and then by Canada, is driving up expenses for residents around Passamaquoddy Bay -- particularly on Campobello Island, where residents are in a unique geographical situation that separates them from the rest of New Brunswick.
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| St. Stephen apartment building boarded up; 30 people evicted
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| by Derwin Gowan |
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 under New Brunswick's Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods (SCAN) Act allowing them to evict the people and board up the five apartment building.
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Tribe's solar project raises questions about net energy billing
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| by Edward French |
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, with 17 intervenors in the case, from solar energy companies and the utilities Versant Power and Central Maine Power to conservation organizations and the Wabanaki Alliance.
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| Staff cuts feared as Lubec board eyes budget with 16% local share hike
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| by J.D. Rule |
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. Three board members were physically present; board Chair Wanda Reed was present via the Internet while Patricia McCurdy was absent. All three members of the town's budget committee were present. |
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| Eastport woman shares 100 years of memories
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| by Edward French |
Eastport's oldest resident, who lives in one of the oldest homes in the island city, will be turning 100 on March 14. An open house to honor Ruth McInnis will be held at the Eastport Port Authority's Welcome Center at the breakwater on Saturday, March 15, from 1 to 3 p.m. |
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