Wood & Wardrobe to Re-Open

The Wood & Wardrobe Thrift Store is going to be re-opening in a new/temporary location on Thursday, June 3 at 9:00 a.m. The new location at 107A Milltown Blvd.

They are still accepting donations at 129 Union Street – the St. Croix Vocational Centre building.

Cash donations towards the building fund are also being accepted.

Fatal Crash

The RCMP say three young people from the Riverview area are dead and two others are in hospital after a car slammed into a tree in the southeastern part of the province.

Four of the five people were thrown out of the vehicle in the crash Saturday night on Route 905 in Forest Glen.

Police say an 18-year-old woman, a 19-year-old woman and an 18-year-old man died at the scene.

An 18-year-old man and a 17-year-old girl were rushed to hospital in critical condition. Police say it appears the young people were not wearing seatbelts adding that speed may have been a contributing factor in the crash.

Alward Charges Focus Has Been Lost On Lepreau Refurbishment

It was the previous Lord Government that signed on to the refurbishment of the Point Lepreau nuclear power plant. Conservative leader David Alward was in the provincial cabinet at that time. He says Atomic Energy of Canada is responsible for the cost overruns but the issue is who will pay for the replacement power. Alward says the focus appears to have been lost by the Premier and Provincial Energy Minister Jack Keir because of the proposed sale of NB Power to Hydro Quebec.

Alward says the Legislative Assembly should have oversight of the project and it ought to be the number one priority of NB Power these days.

ATV Accident

A 16-year-old girl from the Buctouche area is in critical condition after two all-terrain vehicles collided with one another on a highway in the southeastern part of the province. The RCMP say alcohol may have been a factor in the crash.

The girl was a passenger on one of the ATVs that police believed were making their way along Highway 11 near Saint-Maurice when the collision occurred.

Former Eastport City Clerk Helen Archer Honored By Maine Governor Baldacci

A recently retired Eastport City Clerk was honored by Maine Governor John Baldacci, The Maine Legislature and The Eastport City Council at a surprise luncheon on Friday.

Helen Archer  retired last month after 27 years of service to Eastport and The State of Maine.

Governor Baldacci honored Helen Wilson Archer by declaring Friday, May 28th as Helen Wilson Archer Day in Maine in recognition and honor of her long and distinguished career serving Eastport and Maine.

Maine Senator Kevin Raye (R.-Perry) presents Eastports new Honorary Chief of Protocol Helen Wilson Archer with Proclamation from Governor Baldacci that declared Friday May 28 as Helen Wilson Archer Day in Maine - Chris W. Brown Photo