2022
Vietnam veteran relates wartime experiences to honor soldiers
Two recently published books by a Vietnam veteran who is a part-time Whiting resident relate not only his experiences but those of other veterans during the war.
Edward French
2022
Private schools’ public funding raises concerns
The lack of financial accountability for so-called "private" high schools in Maine that actually receive most of their monies through public funding is troubling to some public education leaders and legislators, who point to financial abuses at private schools that have ranged from thousands of...
2022
Mills reelected as Moore, Perry, Davis and Granger win locally
Democratic Governor Janet Mills was reelected to a second term, decisively defeating former Republic Governor Paul LePage, and Congressman Jared Golden appeared to be headed to another victory over Bruce Poliquin in the November 8 midterm election in Maine.
2022
Affidavit sheds light on murder of Pembroke woman
The Robbinston woman who has been charged with the murder of Paula Johnson of Pembroke last February pled not guilty to the charge on October 19. Rebecca Moores, 42, who was arrested in July, is being held without bail at the Washington County Jail in Machias.
2022
WCCC to treat for high PFAS levels in drinking water
While many sources of public drinking water in Washington County do not yet have test results for harmful chemicals known as PFAS, one location that has been tested does have elevated levels of the so-called "forever chemicals.
2022
Newell elected tribal chief at Sipayik
Rena Newell, who has been serving as the Passamaquoddy tribal representative in the Maine Legislature, has been elected the new tribal chief at Sipayik. Newell received 229 votes in the September 8 general election, defeating the incumbent chief, Elizabeth "Maggie" Dana, who garnered 120 votes.
2022
New filters to improve PWD water quality
Residents of Sipayik and Eastport should now be seeing an improvement in the quality of water supplied by the Passamaquoddy Water District (PWD), particularly in the summer and fall, as two new granular activated carbon (GAC) filters arrived last week at the PWD's water treatment plant in Perry...