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Wayne Tripp

2024

Chicken lovers raise a squawk in Calais

Council chambers were standing room only when the Calais City Council held a public hearing on a proposed domestic livestock ordinance during their May 9 meeting. There was a high level of public interest in both the proposed ordinance as well as the discussion of ATV use on public roads.

2023

Error leads to under-assessment for tax rate in Calais last year

A miscalculation led to property taxes in Calais being at a lower rate than they should have been last year, it was reported at the May 25 meeting of the Calais City Council.

2023

Agencies discuss crime and shortage of officers

In a discussion on the issues facing law enforcement in Washington County, including the increase in violent crime caused by drug trafficking, the Calais City Council met on April 27 with representatives of local, county and state law enforcement agencies.

2022

Calais High policy on restroom access creates concerns

During the September 14 meeting of the Calais School Committee, the exceptionally large number of attendees, both in person and on Zoom, expressed strong opinions on the new restroom policy at Calais High School.

2021

Robbinston eyes subdivision moratorium

Robbinston residents will consider a six-month moratorium on any new subdivisions in the town during the annual town meeting on Monday, March 29.

2020

Schools ponder basketball safety issues: Calais to bar remote students

During a heated meeting on December 16, the Calais School Committee revisited the issue of whether students who are learning remotely should be allowed to participate in winter sports.

2020

Eleven test positive at CRH site; Calais city building closed

The Calais Regional Hospital posted on October 25 that 11 new positive COVID-19 tests have been confirmed by the hospital's swab and send testing site in the past week, with Washington County having 21 active cases, as of October 25.