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Kara Mitchell

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.

2007

Overcrowding, poor condition stress county jail

The Washington County Jail in Machias is old, in bad shape and chronically overcrowded, according to the sheriff and the jail administrator.

2007

Campobello rescue team cuts line from snared right whale

Not all of the summer visitors to the area have headed home. Seventy eight right whales, and a number of smaller whales, are still in the Bay of Fundy, according to Laurie Murison of the Grand Manan Whale and Seabird Research Station.

2007

Machias weighs school options

A small crowd attended state Education Commissioner Susan Gendron's presentation at the Rose M. Gaffney School on Monday, September 10, on the proposed new Machias high school or a regional high school for the western portion of the county.

2007

Sheriff's department baffled by 70 missing guns

Washington County Sheriff Donnie Smith reports that 70 guns are missing from the department's evidence locker. More than two dozen of the missing weapons are handguns.

2007

Lubec voters narrowly approve zoning change for new housing

A special town meeting in Lubec on Wednesday, April 25 drew an overflow crowd of over 200 voters to the municipal building to consider three articles related to zoning and planning.

2007

Lubec shaken by President’s Day fires

An early morning fire, whipped by gale force winds and punctuated by a large explosion, destroyed two homes and threatened others in Lubec's downtown area on President's Day.