RJ Heller

Since the unexpected passing of Machias Town Manager Bill Kitchen on September 9, town officials have been making a number of decisions to keep the town moving forward.

Just southwest of the village of Starboard in Machiasport there is a timeless piece of land that continually stands watch. The Point of Main is where both human and animal lives coalesced amidst water, granite, forest and field.

Residents of Columbia Falls will vote at their March 19 town meeting on accepting a new land use plan along with a code of ordinances that were developed in response to the Worcester family's Flagpole of Freedom Park that was proposed two years ago and has now been dropped.

Construction of a new public safety building for Washington County is slated to begin this spring in Machias. It will be built on ground where the former district attorney's (DA's) office once stood. The $5.