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Chessie Johnson

2008

Sheriff still troubled by actions of local MDEA officer on DVD

"These people should be the best of the best, not the worst of the worst," says Washington County Sheriff Donnie Smith, referring to a Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) officer, shown drinking and driving and committing other questionable acts on a recently surfaced DVD.

2008

Community rallies to raise swamped dragger in Lubec

Hillary Clinton said it takes a village to raise a child. Lubec fisherman Dana Barker says that it took the fishing village of Lubec to raise his boat, the Simone & Rachel, swamped in the Lubec harbor on January 28.

2008

County officials criticize plan by state for jail consolidation

Maine Governor John Baldacci's plan for the state to take over control of all 15 county jails on July 1 of this year has met with widespread criticism from county officials and sheriffs throughout the state.

2008

Man arrested and released twice on felony drug charges

The Washington County Sheriff's Department made several arrests for drug offenses during the month of December, including the arrest and subsequent re-arrest of one individual, Sharley Fitzsimmons, 42, of Lubec.

2007

Whale freed from trawl off Grand Manan

The combined efforts of a lobsterman from Grand Manan, whale rescue personnel from Campobello and Cape Cod, and a crew from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) freed a young humpback whale from entanglement in a lobster trawl on Wednesday, December 19, near Gannet Rock off Grand Manan.

2007

Low-income families hit hard by heating costs

The statistics are familiar to everyone who reads a newspaper or watches the news on television.

2007

Food pantries shoulder burden of economic hardship in county

Times are tough in Washington County, and the economic woes of the area are clear to Bill Sawtelle, who operates a food pantry in Whiting that serves residents of a dozen towns.