2019
Artists celebrated for lifetime of work
Sculptures by Richard Van Buren and mixed media representing dance works by Batya Zamir will be on exhibit in Dennysville at the private gallery, Atelier La Forest.
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...