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Michael R. Brown

2020

Calais councillors vote to allow all businesses to open

On May 14 the Calais City Council voted 6-1 to allow all businesses in the city to open, contrary to Governor Janet Mills' rural reopening plan, which is still limiting the opening of certain businesses.

2009

Cancer survivors gather to share stories and hope

The second annual cancer survivors program, held Friday, October 2, at the Lee Pellon Center in Machias, was attended by over 70 people. The welcome was by Susan Rowan of the Maine Cancer Foundation, which promotes research and education with startup funding.

2009

Passamaquoddys perform in capital

Homegrown: The Music of America Presented by the Library of Congress" hosted two members of the Passamaquoddy Tribe on Wednesday, September 15. Blanche Sockabasin and Wayne Newell are the first Native Americans from east of the Mississippi to perform in this series, which began in 2002.

2008

Solutions to fight decline in life expectancy eyed

The cycle of poverty is a classic vicious circle. Unemployment leads to poor living conditions: inability to access educational opportunities, poor housing, the lack of choice that makes people feel they have little control over their lives, and substandard health care.

2007

Tribal racino plan gains support from Calais City Council

At their regular meeting on Thursday, August 16, the seven members of the Calais City Council voted unanimously to support the Passamaquoddy Tribe's racino proposal. The statewide referendum will be the first question on the November ballot.