2020
Area long-term care facilities cope with COVID-19 restrictions
Area long-term care facility administrators report their residents and staff are in good spirits despite the worldwide pandemic that has made things challenging.
Johanna S. Billings
2019
Commissioner weighs options to open prison
On February 5, the day before he was officially sworn in as the commissioner of the Maine Department of Corrections, Randall Liberty visited Washington County to gather information for the possible reopening of the Downeast Correctional Facility (DCF).
2019
TIF district weighed in Machias to help give economic boost
Machias residents were scheduled to decide on February 7 whether to approve a new economic tool that would generate revenue for the town by offering tax credits to businesses making new investments.
2018
Marchers speak out against harassment
A speak-out following the Take Back the Night march in Machias on April 26 illustrated the prevalence of sexual assault and harassment. Although the group at the speak-out was small -- numbering between 25 and 30 -- most of those there shared a personal experience with sexual assault or harassment.
2018
Service honors four chaplains
As "Taps" played at the Balsam Valley Chapel in Jonesboro on February 11 to honor the four chaplains, Rodney Sienkiewicz saluted. His father Henry had been a civilian contractor aboard the USAT Dorchester when it was torpedoed by a German submarine about 80 miles off the coast of Greenland.
2017
Program to benefit CHS young women
Parents and school administrators are frustrated with recent threats that have closed schools in the Machias area. "I find it to be very concerning," says Danielle Parker, who has two children at Rose M. Gaffney Elementary School and one at Washington Academy. "It's still happening."
2017
Stored Solar plays catch-up with area logging companies
Several Maine loggers have yet to be paid by Stored Solar, though others have received money to cover outstanding balances.