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Lora Whelan

2019

NPS to seek lessee for Red Beach house

The beleaguered McGlashan-Nickerson house, owned by the National Park Service (NPS) and located in Red Beach as part of the St. Croix Island International Historic Site complex, may have a new lease on life.

2019

First Downeast Pride Festival to be held in June

The first annual Downeast Pride Festival will be held in Machias and Eastport on the weekend of June 21, with a film festival, ice cream social and dance party scheduled to run from Thursday, June 20, through Saturday, June 22.

2019

UMM students produce thought provoking documentary

The most recent film produced by the University of Maine at Machias (UMM) Downeast Documentary course students is a study in finesse.

2019

Pre release center to be built at prison site

The 15 months of limbo have been resolved for the Downeast Correctional Facility (DCF) in Bucks Harbor, with Governor Janet Mills and the Washington County legislative delegation announcing on May 3 that they have reached an agreement to build a new pre-release center on the existing DCF grounds.

2019

Downeast prison’s fate still being debated

The question of whether the shuttered Downeast Correctional Facility (DCF) in Bucks Harbor will be reopened or a new pre-release center will be established in the Machias area is in legislative limbo...

2019

Opening prison or pre-release center debated at hearing

The question of whether the Downeast Correctional Facility (DCF) in Bucks Harbor will be reopened or whether it will be replaced by a new pre-release center in the Machias area was the focus of discussion during a well-attended public hearing by the legislature's Criminal Justice and Public...

2019

Vaping at all-time high, yet teens are unaware of dangers

While traditional cigarette use has been declining, electronic cigarettes, also known as e-cigarettes, are being used by teens under 18 in dramatically increasing numbers. In the fall of 2018, U.S.