2022
More green crabs and lobsters result of warming waters
The record breaking hauls of the lobster industry -- along with the booming green crab population -- are expected to continue over the next few decades.
Lura Jackson
2022
Calais ends city loan program designed to develop business
After more than two decades, the City of Calais is ending its Economic Development Loan Fund, a program that oversaw the distribution and management of more than $2.8 million across 85 loans for Calais businesses.
2022
Area offered refuge for range of hermits
The number of people who have lived quietly outside of society in rural Washington and Charlotte counties is not easily determined. Due to the nature of hermits, few records or testaments remain of their existence.
2021
Stories of Civil War veterans rich with heroism
When thinking about civil wars, division is a primary theme that arises. Within the whole of the story of the Civil War in the U.S. and the fight between the Union and the Confederacy, however, are individual pieces bound by unifying threads.
2021
Captain America visits Edmunds boy
Not every five year old can claim that they've beaten cancer and Captain America at arm wrestling, but Jace Griffin can. The young resident of Edmunds and his family were recently treated to a special visit from actor Chris Evans while staying at Christopher's Haven in Boston, Mass.
2021
Cancer conference addresses living well during a pandemic
Maintaining health and wellness during a pandemic is a struggle for virtually everyone, but those with chronic health conditions are particularly challenged.
2021
Transformational opportunities highlighted at economic summit
After a year and a half that brought dramatic change to the country as a whole, Washington County is combining its time honed ability to harness its resources with new technological developments to effectively adapt to a shifting future.