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DIPPING ALEWIVES in the first commercial harvest on the Pennamaquan River in Pembroke in 15 years is Zachary Gower. His father, Jamey Gower of Charlotte, was awarded the bid for alewife fishing rights on the river by the Town of Pembroke. The alewives are sold to local fishermen for lobster bait and for tub trawling for halibut. (Edward French photo)
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FERRYING THROUGH THE FOG. The Deer Island-Campobello ferry, operated by East Coast Ferries, began its 2025 season earlier than usual this year, starting on May 1. (Sue Moore photo)
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Front Page Stories |
| Fatal overdose numbers drop 40% in county
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| by Lura Jackson |
Fatal overdoses in Washington County have dropped by approximately 40% over the past two years, signifying a turning point in the battle against synthetic opioids even as new concoctions are entering the drug supply. The county continues to face challenges in accessing recovery tools, however, and that access is further jeopardized by the loss of federal funding. The information was shared by the state's director of opioid response, Gordon Smith, at a public presentation hosted by Sunrise Senior College at the University of Maine at Machias on Wednesday, May 21. |
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| Harvesting of alewives returns to Pennamaquan after 15 years
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| by Lura Jackson |
After 15 years, the alewife harvest has returned to the Pennamaquan River in Pembroke. The resumption of the harvest has been hailed by town officials and biologists alike as a welcome return and a signifier of ecological health following concentrated efforts to restore fish passage over the past decade.
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Maine businesses worry about crackdown on migrant workers
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| by Joyce Kryszak, The Maine Monitor |
Tractors stand at the ready along rolling wild blueberry barrens Downeast, where fields of naked stems offer no hint of the glorious techno color display to come. By late spring, roughly 47,000 acres across Washington and Hancock counties will be carpeted in white blossoms before bursting into tiny blueberries.
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| Area servicemen lost during war remembered
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| by Lura Jackson |
Responding to the call to battle to protect the interests of the United States has long been a hallmark of Mainers, with among the highest number of veterans per capita in the country. Washington County in particular has sent some of its finest into the field -- and not all of them returned. In Calais, the loss of Fred and Harry Sherman was keenly felt during World War I, while Eastport's Ralph Ray was deeply mourned when he failed to come back from the Mexican Punitive Expedition in 1916. Despite how profoundly their losses affected their respective communities, however, local historians say they, along with many other veterans, are becoming forgotten today, even during local Memorial Day observances. |
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| Sipayik eyes moving wastewater treatment plant
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| by Edward French |
The tribal government at Sipayik is proceeding with plans to move its wastewater treatment plant because of the risks posed by rising sea levels, flooding and storm surges. Several potential sites have been identified, but a decision has not yet been made on the new location. |
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