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PublishedApril 11, 2025
Maine’s high court upholds Kingfish aquaculture permit for Jonesport
The project was first brought to the community in 2019 and has faced strong opposition from environmental groups in the years since.
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2025
Lobstermen see controversial fishing gear in action for the first time
In Jonesport, the lobstermen were skeptical. But organizers don't want an endorsement, they just want lobstermen to see the gear for themselves.
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PublishedDecember 10, 2023
Home Plates: Home is where the palate is
Food memories often anchor our picture of home. For cook Elaine Alley of Jonesport, and perhaps her son, that means brisket.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2023
Lobsterman discovers body in ocean off Addison
A Jonesport lobsterman on Monday spotted the body about 7 miles from where Tylar Michaud, 18, disappeared last month.
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PublishedApril 11, 2023
Aquaculture development on Down East coast hits a roadblock
A group of business owners and residents is challenging the Jonesport Planning Board’s decision to allow a $110 million facility that would cultivate yellowtail kingfish.
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PublishedJune 13, 2022
Transgender woman and assisted living home that rejected her reach settlement
Adult Family Care Homes of Maine agreed to adopt a comprehensive transgender nondiscrimination policy at all 9 of its facilities, including Sunrise Assisted Living in Jonesport, which declined to accept Marie King in 2021.
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PublishedMarch 14, 2022
Commission: Assisted living home discriminated against transgender woman
The Maine Human Rights Commission voted 3-2 to find that Sunrise Assisted Living in Jonesport discriminated against a transgender woman who was seeking housing last year.
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PublishedMarch 8, 2022
Brunswick rocket company scrubs plan for Jonesport launch site, eyes Florida
'Jonesport presented many unforeseen challenges, particularly when it came to the flow of accurate information,' bluShift Aerospace CEO Sascha Deri said.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2022
Jonesport may decide fate of Brunswick rocket company’s proposed launch site by May
After enacting a six-month ban on commercial rocket use in December, Jonesport is now working to arrive at a final decision on whether to permit bluShift Aerospace’s roughly $2 million launch site proposal.
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PublishedJanuary 9, 2022
A model railroad full of Down East history is heading down the tracks to southern Maine
Harold and Helen Beal of Jonesport spent 20 years building their Down East diorama and welcomed visitors to come see it for free. Soon it will head to a new home at the Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport.
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