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Lora Whelan

2022

Contaminated sludge could be at sites in county

Washington County is not immune to the impact of the recent discovery that chemicals used in non stick cookware, carpets, water repellent sportswear, food wrappers and containers, firefighting foam and even ski wax are contributing to water, soil, food and wild game contamination throughout Maine.

2022

New laws to protect patients from surprise medical billing

A Maine law enacted in March 2020, An Act To Protect Consumers from Surprise Emergency Medical Bills, and a new 2021 federal law, the No Surprises Act (NSA), are meant to help patients with surprise billing.

2021

Two snowy owls in distress rescued

Two snowy owls in distress, one in Eastport and one in Baileyville, were rescued the week of November 22 and taken to an avian rehabilitation organization. So far one has survived and is on the mend and one has not.

2021

Rescue pets bring holiday spirit to their forever homes

When asked about rescue pets, people far and wide Downeast and in the Fundy Isles immediately beam with delight at the stories they have to share. If they don't have one themselves -- and this appears to be a rare state of affairs -- they know many who do and have happy anecdotes to relay.

2021

Question on CMP corridor tops November 2 referendum ballot

Maine residents will have three state referendum questions to vote on at the Tuesday, November 2, polls, with the referendum on the Central Maine Power (CMP) corridor garnering a great deal of attention and money, as spending by lobbying efforts topped $60 million as of October 1.

2021

Ambulance service crisis hitting county

A tipping-point has been reached with the ability of ambulance services in Washington County, whether volunteer or staff-driven, to serve the public.

2021

Impact of September 11 attacks remembered

Twenty years have passed since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States. Nineteen terrorists hijacked four planes and used them to destroy the World Trade Center towers in New York City and a portion of the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.