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Lora Whelan

2017

LGBTQ conference aims for compassion, equity

Wayne Maines is the father of identical twins: a boy and a girl. They are young adults now, navigating their paths toward college and careers, but it hasn't been an easy path for any of them. The twins were born as boys, Wyatt and Jonas. At age 2, Wyatt insisted that she was a girl.

2017

UMM student film eyes opiate addiction

A YouTube video about opiate addiction in Washington County is getting notice with hardly any publicity other than word-of-mouth. Whatever Works: Exploring Opiate Addiction was produced by University of Maine at Machias (UMM) students and was uploaded in late December 2016.

2017

Studies weigh fate of Whiting Mill Pond dam

While tensions have risen at times over conflicting points of view belonging to various stakeholders, options to consider for the Whiting Mill Pond dam's future are being gathered as part of the process undertaken by Downeast Salmon Federation as the site's new owner.

2017

Wind energy project eyed for Columbia area

A new wind energy project could mean 30 wind turbines placed over a 9,000-acre spread in the Columbia, Cherryfield and townships 18 and 19 area of Washington County.

2017

Area hospitals fear cuts with repeal of ACA

Washington County's 31,600 residents could be at risk of losing significant portions of their healthcare infrastructure if the repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is not replaced with a carefully constructed replacement.

2017

Boutique hotel downtown set to be launched

The former American Can Company building on the waterfront of downtown Eastport is about to start on a 21st century journey of restoration and reuse.

2017

Cassidy sets sights on developing new marathon in Kenya

What started 30 years ago as an enchantment with Africa has led Lubec resident and former Maine House Representative Katherine Cassidy to plan to spend most of 2017 working in Kenya and Uganda. The love affair began when she visited Africa for a safari in 1987.