2014
Trescott-based seafood pie company folds
Despite the hard work of many people, including a number of experts, as well as infusions of grant funds and loans, the Cobscook Bay Co. of Trescott has closed.
Lora Whelan
2014
Eastport city manager tenders resignation
After just about 18 months on the job, Eastport City Manager Larry Post tendered his resignation at a special city council meeting held the evening of November 21.
2014
Growing hope through county’s harvest
Wreaths For Hope was born from a characteristic that the Mingo family of the Robbinston-based Mingo's Evergreen Products knows well: hope. Artie Mingo knows what it means to go without sleep because a loved one is ill.
2014
Growing hope through county’s harvest
Lovers of Maine‑grown cranberries may want to stock up while they can or they may be without their favorite condiment come Thanksgiving. University of Maine Cooperative Extension Cranberry Specialist Charlie Armstrong says the 2014 harvest is way down, in some cases as much as 70%. "Every year it&
2014
Voters face choices in upcoming election - Bear baiting back on the ballot
Controversy surrounds the citizen's initiative on bear hunting that voters will consider at the November 4 election polls in Maine.
2014
Tissue-making program aims to start careers
Forty students sat in their chairs, some nervous, some excited, some calm, but all of them there because they had been hand-picked out of 160 applicants who underwent a series of tests to gain placement in the new St. Croix Tissue training program at Washington County Community College (WCCC).
2014
Parents seek action in wake of bus incident
A Lubec Elementary School teacher was arrested and a number of Lubec high school students were frightened on the morning of Wednesday, October 8, after a school bus driver transporting the students to Washington Academy...