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Cuckolds Light upgrades chafe at local vision
SOUTHPORT — A group overseeing restoration of the Cuckolds Fog Signal and Light Station say a boathouse and tower on the island will be refurbished as marine education space and a museum, respectively. The public service nature of those improvements would fulfill part of the plans for the island, but opposition to other development there
Eastport to ship Maine wood chips to Ireland
EASTPORT — The state’s easternmost deep-water port is gearing up to help the British Isles burn Maine wood. The first shipment of 16,000 tons of wood chips destined for Killybegs, Ireland, is expected to be loaded by early August. E. J. Carrier Inc. of Jackman, a logging company, will coordinate bringing the chips to the
Two tidal power projects proposed Downeast
One of two tidal power proposals under consideration in northeastern Maine received rave reviews from local boosters while federal officials remain skeptical about the other. The cut-off date for public comment was March 31 on the Western Passage Tidal Energy Project in Eastport and the Half Moon Cove Tidal Power Project in Cobscook and Passamaquoddy