2009
Ambulance board drafts proposal for Calais to consider
The Washington County Emergency Medical Services Authority (WCEMSA) presented a draft proposal to retain the City of Calais at a March 4 meeting of member communities.
Lora Whelan
2009
Ambulance authority faces loss of Calais
The Washington County Emergency Medical Services Authority (WCEMSA), which has been serving 17 member communities as the county's primary ambulance service since its inception in 2001, received a February 17 letter from the City of Calais stating that the city would withdraw its membership from...
2009
Island’s health could be tied to ferry access
Kathleen Case is from a Campobello family that goes back to the time of the Captain William Owen 1767 land grant. She is part of a generation of islanders that has lived with and without the international bridge that connects the Canadian island to the U.S. mainland.
2009
Lubec schoolchildren buy into ‘Think Local First’
Schoolchildren at the Lubec Elementary School were busy this past holiday season participating in the first official 'Think Local First' effort promoted by Washington County: One Community (WC:OC). Five Washington County businesses worked together...
2008
Sunrise Trail grooms corridor for future rail use
This time next year, Washington County residents will be able to enjoy the full range of outdoor activities that the Downeast Sunrise Trail will lend itself to on the old Calais Branch railway corridor.
2008
Renewable energy study sheds light on meeting local needs
Renewable energy technology and local need are topics that are generating their own supply of electricity, if a recent report issued in New Brunswick is any indication.
2008
Energy strategy key to economic vitality
Maine and New Brunwick's forests have significant potential as a biomass resource in the future development of renewable energy. Biomass technology has been developed in other countries but is in the nascent stage in the United States.