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Lora Whelan

2023

Storm delivers hurricane force winds, outages and damage

In the aftermath of the hurricane force wind and rain storm on Monday, December 19, Governor Janet Mills declared a state of civil emergency for 14 Maine counties, including Washington County, with hundreds of thousands of people without power and significant flooding and infrastructure damage.

2023

PFAS testing shows wide range for contamination levels

New information about PFAS levels in the county and state's soils and water sources that have been tested by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is available on the agency's website.

2023

Proposed county budget whittled down from 20% to 11.3% increase

The Washington County budget, as approved by the Washington County Budget Advisory Committee at a follow up meeting held on November 9, would see an 11.3% increase as opposed to the 20% increase initially proposed.

2023

Veterans speak of painful Vietnam War legacy

As the United States observes Veterans Day and Canada marks Remembrance Day on November 11, two Vietnam veterans from Washington County share the reticence of many of their fellow veterans when it comes to discussing their service during a time when the United States population was deeply...

2023

Voters to weigh in on electric utilities, other referendum questions

Maine voters will have eight referendum questions to consider at the polls on Tuesday, November 7. Questions 1 and 3 should be considered together as they both have to do with the state's electric utilities.

2023

Proposed county budget calls for unprecedented 20% increase

The proposed Washington County budget calls for an unprecedented hike of almost 20%, with the amount to be raised through taxation of the county's municipalities at $8.68 million, a little less than $1.5 million over the previous year's amount and over $2 million more than the county's 2020 budget.

2023

Lubec revaluation highlights host of municipal challenges

The revaluation of Lubec property has once again raised concerns about how residents on stretched incomes will make ends meet and how municipalities make up for lost real estate tax revenue when a significant portion of their land is in easements that reduce or eliminate any tax revenue.