FALLEN LEAVES
FALLEN LEAVES swirl around in a pool in a stream in Robbinston on October 17. (Don Dunbar photo)
October 27, 2022
Front Page Stories
Staff shortages add challenges for cancer care patients in area
Washington County has the third highest rate of cancer diagnosis per year in the state, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with an average of 258 new cancer cases diagnosed annually. The closest and most widely used cancer care treatments are found in Brewer and...
Pet Sematary truck rises from the grave
A piece of Maine's horror movie history has risen from the metaphorical grave. The infamous truck that played a pivotal role in Stephen King's Pet Sematary has been rescued from the elements and is currently undergoing a frame-up restoration thanks to Mike Tammaro of V.L. Tammaro Oil in Baileyville.
Flagpole park’s for-profit status questioned; moratorium eyed
It was a packed house at the Columbia Falls select board meeting on October 24, as representatives for the Flagpole of Freedom Park (FFP) attended for the first time. Plans for the park were first unveiled in March.
Federal, state election races are heating up
Washington County voters, like voters throughout the state and country, will be choosing among candidates for state and federal offices in the Tuesday, November 8, election that could shape the direction that Maine and the United States take on numerous issues, from the economy and climate...
Dennysville explores benefits, process for deorganizing town
Dennysville residents considered the pros and cons of deorganization of the town into one of the state's 429 unorganized territories during a public meeting on Wednesday night, October 19.
Affidavit sheds light on murder of Pembroke woman
The Robbinston woman who has been charged with the murder of Paula Johnson of Pembroke last February pled not guilty to the charge on October 19. Rebecca Moores, 42, who was arrested in July, is being held without bail at the Washington County Jail in Machias.
FOREST FRIGHTS
FOREST FRIGHTS flank the grounds outside this Eastport home, just before All Hallows' Eve. (Edward French photo)