Nordic Aquafarms land-based salmon farming project has received all of its necessary state and city permits to build its 33,000-metric-ton land-based salmon farm in Belfast, Maine. But the project is continuing to see pushback from local opposition groups.
On Tuesday, Maine opposition group Environmental Upstream Watch stated they had appealed all five of the permits granted to Nordic Aquafarms by the Belfast Planning Board.
The appeals are over Nordic allegedly failing to meet application requirements, according to Upstream Watch. The group said Nordic s financial capacity did not meet regulated requirements after the city of Belfast expended extraordinary amounts of time and money on the project.
BELFAST The Belfast City Council will gather for its regular council meeting Jan. 19, with
agenda items that include a request to add artwork to Belfast’ crosswalks, and a request to engage the services of a specific lawyer in relation to the “upcoming administrative appeal of the Planning Board permit decisions on Nordic Aquafarms, according to the council’s released agenda.
The Belfast City Council holds regular meetings on the first and third Tuesday of every month.
The first agenda item, the adoption of a proclamation recognizing Jan. 19, 2021, as “A Nationwide Memorial Honoring Those Who Have Died from the Coronavirus.”
The memorial will be recognized tonight by President-elect Joe Biden, with the American Hospital Association writing:
December 28th, 2020 | by: Stu Marckoon
Jackson
(Jackson) â A weekend crash in Waldo County has killed a 60-year old man from Orrington. State Police report to Star 97.7 that Douglas Bryant was driving a Pontiac that left Route 7 in Jackson, hit a culvert and then a tree. He died, a passenger suffered non-life-threatening injuries and emergency workers took him to the hospital in Belfast. Troopers investigating Saturdayâs crash say intoxicants were likely a factor.
Burger King Closings
(Ellsworth) The Ellsworth Burger King will broil its last Whopper today. A manager confirmed to Star 97.7 the High Street location will close its doors permanently, along with locations on Hogan Road in Bangor, Orono and Rockland. The four restaurant franchises are owned by Steve Wegner who purchased them many years ago from Peter Ricciardi. Wegner had previously closed Burger King Restaurants in Caribou and Presque Isle, citing challenging sales volumes and di
This is a press release from College of the Redwoods:
The College of the Redwoods Board of Trustees selected new leadership officers at their December 17 meeting. The new President of the Board will be Trustee Danny Kelley, who is replacing current Board President Dr. Colleen Mullery. The Vice President of the Board will be Trustee Carol Mathews, and the Clerk of the Board will be Trustee Richard Dorn.
The newly elected Board officers will assume office at the January Board meeting. The terms of office will be for one year or until their successors are elected. All CR Trustees include Mr. Tracy Coppini (Area 1), Mr. Danny Kelley (Area 2), Mrs. Carol Mathews (Area 3), Mr. Richard Dorn (Area 4), Dr. Rebecca Robertson (Area 5), Dr. Colleen Mullery (Area 6), Mrs. Sally Biggin (Area 7), and Student Representative Ms. Christine Peters. A detailed list of Trustee areas is attached. Mr. Coppini and Dr. Robertson are the only new members this year, appointed by a Board election in October t
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