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RJ Heller

2024

Flagpole park plan scrapped; town eyes its future

An almost two year investment in time, money and patience by the Town of Columbia Falls regarding its future land use plan and large scale building development looks to be coming to a close. The town will vote on accepting a new code of ordinances at its annual town meeting set for Tuesday,...

2024

Valentine couples recall a lifetime of love

Valentine's Day is special any given year. Who doesn't like a good love story? This year that "love story" is multiplied by three: three couples celebrating a combined 176 years of wedded bliss in two countries, on a lake and on an island.

2023

Construction under way of 30 turbines for Downeast Wind

Washington County is closer to seeing 30 wind turbines erected by Apex Clean Energy. The Virginia based company through its subsidiary Downeast Wind began the process in 2015.

2023

Proposed Downeast trail could help spur economic development

Larry Balchen, a Jonesboro resident and president emeritus of the Pleasant River Fish and Game Conservation Association, believes Downeast could lose its luster should its natural landscape continue to be developed.

2023

Columbia Falls moratorium vote places pause on flagpole project

During their March 21 annual town meeting, Columbia Falls residents overwhelmingly voted to approve the much-discussed moratorium on large-scale commercial development that will in effect place a pause on the $1 billion Flagpole of Freedom Park project proposed by the Worcester family.

2023

Towns use moratoriums to update regulations, plans

Downeast municipalities have seen a rise in the number of potential large-scale projects in aquaculture, mining, land development and commercial development.

2023

Longtime couple's shared dream remembered on Valentine's Day

A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality. -- John Lennon. That special day when two people come together to join as one...