Power has been restored to hundreds of customers on Deer Island following theft of cables from an NB Power substation. According to Philippe Landry, vice president of operations at NB Power, the individual cut and removed grounding cables, which are copper or aluminum cables that ground electrical current. “The folks that are doing this are […]
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By Andrew Bates, Telegraph-Journal, Local Journalism Initiative A Maine lobster fisher claiming Indigenous fishing rights after his 2022 arrest off the coast of Deer Island will face a two-week trial next year. Erik D. Francis, 55, of Perry, Maine, appeared by phone Thursday and confirmed court dates in April and May 2026. He faces Coastal […]
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By Andrew Bates, Telegraph-Journal, Local Journalism Initiative A woman who worked as an assistant to a former Kelly Cove Salmon manager who ran a copper wire laundering scheme for nine years has been sentenced to probation for fraud. Melanie Pirie, 47, of Deer Island, was sentenced to a year’s probation and 100 hours of community […]
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Municipality of Eastern Charlotte Regular Council Meeting for October 2024 on CHCO Television.
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