STANDING NEXT TO
STANDING NEXT TO the Washington County Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Baileyville is the late Brian Manza. The memorial, the first in the country to honor Agent Orange victims, was erected in 1988 but has not yet been dedicated.
November 12, 2020
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Vietnam veteran remembered for Agent Orange efforts
On Veterans Day this year, family and friends remembered a Vietnam vet from Baileyville who, after the war, dedicated his life to having the federal government acknowledge its responsibility for the illnesses suffered by veterans that were caused by Agent Orange.
PPP blunts economic impact of pandemic
The pandemic is having an effect on the Washington County economy but was blunted by the CARES Act's Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). In addition, because one quarter of the population receives Social Security benefits of one kind or another, the economy has been more stable than might be...
Incumbents elected except for president
Incumbent candidates were returned to office during the November 3 election in Washington County legislative districts and for Maine's U.S. Senate and 2nd Congressional District seats. Nationally, though, the top prize, the U.S.
Calais hospital strike averted as contract agreement reached
A threatened two-day strike next week by nearly 50 nurses and staff at Calais Regional Hospital (CRH) has been called off, after the hospital administration and the Maine State Nurses Association (MSNA) bargaining unit of RNs and medical technologists reached a tentative two-year contract...
Calais hospital strike averted as contract agreement reached
A threatened two-day strike next week by nearly 50 nurses and staff at Calais Regional Hospital (CRH) has been called off, after the hospital administration and the Maine State Nurses Association (MSNA) bargaining unit of RNs and medical technologists reached a tentative two-year contract agreement on November 10. Members of
AN EARLY
AN EARLY-MORNING FIRE destroyed the Unitarian Meeting House and parsonage in Eastport on October 26. (Quoddy Tides photo)