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Lura Jackson

2023

Civil War's northernmost Confederate attack happened in Calais

While some may view the Civil War as something that happened long ago and far away, the actual proximity of that great conflict was much closer. In fact, Calais was the site of the northernmost attack on the United States by members of the Confederate army -- an attack that

2023

Wabanaki economic development eyed; Study: Sovereignty would help tribes, state

Maine is leaving more than $300 million a year on the table and contributing to child poverty rates of up to 76.9% in tribal households by continuing to uphold the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980 (MICSA). The consistent economic underdevelopment of the Wabanaki tribes in the state...

2023

Sipayik student earns spot on Sustainable Communities project

What can each of person do to make their communities a better place? For Taliah Doughty, an eighth grader at Sipayik Elementary School, that is the primary question -- and the one that led her to being selected as one of 82 students from around the globe participating in the Smithsonian's...

2023

SCEC talk provides insights on area challenges, potential

The ongoing impacts of the pandemic on Washington County's demographics, economic health and housing crisis were spotlighted during a virtual presentation on March 22 from Charles Rudelitch, executive director of the Sunrise County Economic Council.

2023

Sipayik Elementary student’s experiment to be sent into space

It's not every day that residents of Washington County are thinking about sending experiments into space -- but that's exactly what Camren Mumme, an eighth grade student at Sipayik Elementary School, is doing.

2022

Generosity marks area giving programs

Thinking of another -- or knowing someone is thinking of you -- is the gift of the holiday season, and based on the support that area Christmas giving programs have received this year, the extended community is filled with open minds and open hearts.

2022

Victorian Christmases of past recall life Downeast

Far removed from the commercial opulence of the modern Christmas, Victorians living in the St. Croix Valley celebrated the holiday much more modestly.