January 11, 2024

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A QUICK MOVING STORM hit Downeast in the early morning hours of January 10. Significant rain with wind gusts over 60 mph in tandem with high tide forced most of the Machias downtown area and

A QUICK MOVING STORM

A QUICK MOVING STORM hit Downeast in the early morning hours of January 10. Significant rain with wind gusts over 60 mph in tandem with high tide forced most of the Machias downtown area and the temporary bridge spanning the dike area of Route 1 to be closed to traffic

St. Stephen drop-in centre helps homeless

A drop in centre at Neighbourhood Works might prevent people without homes from freezing to death in St. Stephen this winter. The group opened the centre at its headquarters in the former Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church on December 8, the day of the funeral for Adam Dickerson.

Illegal rockweed harvesting cases dismissed in court

Four charges brought against an Eastport man for illegally harvesting rockweed in Cobscook Bay were dismissed in Machias District Court on December 4.

Illegal marijuana farm could be linked to statewide problem

The raid of an illegal marijuana farm in Machias on December 14, which netted 2,600 plants and saw the arrest of three men, all of whom appear to be foreign nationals, may be linked with a greater statewide problem. According to a leaked memo initially distributed within the U.S.

Higher costs and greater need hit food and fuel funds

Area food and fuel funds are facing unprecedented challenges in the wake of decreased government assistance, rising inflation and costs and increased need.

Funds sought for more rural patrol officers

With two legislative proposals now dead or unlikely to pass, Washington County leaders are eyeing one remaining plan to provide more funding for rural law enforcement patrols following the pullback of the Maine State Police from patrol coverage in the county last summer.

Affordable housing options weighed by Lubec select board

The first 2024 meeting of the Lubec Select Board, held January 3, attracted the full board but few members of the public. Most of the discussion centered on the topic of promoting the development of low- and fair-income housing, potentially based on unused land owned by the town.

DURING THE CALM between winter storms, a barred owl rests on a branch in the forest Downeast, where numerous trees have fallen. The January 10 storm packed winds of up to 70 mph and caused s

DURING THE CALM

DURING THE CALM between winter storms, a barred owl rests on a branch in the forest Downeast, where numerous trees have fallen. The January 10 storm packed winds of up to 70 mph and caused significant flooding in Machias. (Fred Gralenski photo)

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