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Lura Jackson

2018

Ellis to be Calais city manager

The City of Calais has confirmed the appointment of two administrative positions. Longtime Calais resident Mike Ellis has been named as the new city manager, while Joyce Garland has expanded her role at the Calais Free Library to the directorship.

2018

Recordings help tribe in reclaiming cultural past

The oldest field recordings in the world are in the process of being restored in a collaborative process that represents the reclamation of the Passamaquoddy Tribe's authority over a significant part of its cultural past.

2018

Message of peace shared by runners

To most, peace is an abstract and elusive concept. It isn't something concrete that one can hold in one's hands or pass to one another.

2018

Fighting dementia by creating a "Haven"

Receiving a diagnosis of incurable dementia can feel like a death sentence. The degenerative diseases encompassed by the term slowly erode the brain of affected individuals, hindering their ability to think and ultimately to function.

2018

New grocery tariff may impact border communities’ relations

The post-colonial community of the St. Croix Valley has always been an international one; it is a relationship long embodied by Calais and St. Stephen in particular. The twin communities grew up together, residents were born on either side depending on the availability of medical facilities...

2018

Increase in suicides discussed in Calais

We all have a suicide problem," stated Ashley Pesek as she addressed an assembled crowd during the first presentation organized by the Calais‑based Making a Difference Right Now (MADRN) at Washington County Community College on April 23.

2018

Walk-in highlights students’ safety concerns in Calais

Perhaps one of the most disturbing trends in modern society is the increasing number of fatal shootings taking place at schools, including the February 14 mass shooting in Parkland, Fla., which claimed the lives of 17 people. While the Parkland incident is the most recent to grab national...