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Lura Jackson

2017

Calais approves TIF district in downtown

The long-awaited Calais tax increment financing (TIF) district has been established, opening the door to economic growth. The district was approved at a city council meeting on February 23 following a public hearing.

2017

Area schools fear proposed changes to funding formula

The preparation of the Calais school system budget for the coming year has been met with delay as a result of a failure on the part of the state to provide projected state revenue by the end of January. Calais Superintendent Ron Jenkins spoke about the challenges caused by the delay...

2016

Calais, commissioner meet to talk taxes

The Calais City Council met with Washington County Commissioner Vinton Cassidy on December 14 to discuss the five percent increase to Calais' county tax for the next year's budget. During the workshop, Cassidy handily explained the cause of the increase in the county's budget...

2016

Calais challenges budget hike -- County cites need to increase tax revenues

The City of Calais is challenging the recently proposed Washington County budget, which increases the city's expected contribution by over 5% to $288,000. The discussion over how the city will proceed was the primary topic at a city council meeting held on November 17.

2016

Traveller to visit every U.S. national park

This past April Mikah Meyer began a road trip that will take him to all of the 413 units of the National Park Service (NPS) over the next four years.

2016

Alexander family’s story recounted at POW/MIA ceremony

With the highest per capita ratio of veterans in the state of Maine -- a state with a legacy of mustering among the highest per capita number of soldiers -- Washington County families are well familiar with the cost of war.

2016

Tissue mill’s opening met with optimism

Two years after first breaking ground, St. Croix Tissue held a formal grand opening ceremony on August 31 in Baileyville, just outside the facility that now hosts two state-of-the-art automated tissue machines.