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2021

Shuttered prison to be reborn in new work pre-release center

This area rallied in support of the Downeast Correctional Facility (DCF) since day one of its closure back in 2018, and I am very thankful that all of that work and perseverance is paying off after such a long and troubled road, says Maine State Rep. Will Tuell.

2021

Redistricting could weaken county’s voice

While Washington County may lose some representation in the state legislature with the new redistricting maps that were recently approved, whether the county, which lost more than 5% of its population in the past 10 years, will have less of a voice in Augusta is not yet clear.

2021

National reckoning begins in Canada

Aboriginals and "settler" Canadians need to work together on a new national narrative, says Judith Moses, deputy prolocutor of the Anglican Church of Canada and vice chair of St. Stephen's University (SSU).

2021

Fires destroy two landmarks in area; Home, blueberry coop levelled

Early on the morning of Tuesday, September 28, nine-year-old Conner Cooper awoke realizing a fire was beginning to engulf his home at 69 Green Hill Road in Cooper. He awakened his parents, C.J. and Crystal Cooper, and they all fled the house.

2021

Fires destroy two landmarks in area; Dilapidated fish plant burns

The remains of the former Jackson Bros. fish plant and store in Wilson's Beach, Campobello, went up in flames on Sunday night, October 3, in a dramatic fire that could be seen from around the bay.

2021

Effort aims to save oldest basketball court left in world

The campaign to save the world's oldest surviving basketball court recently got a $25,000 boost from former New Brunswick Premier Frank McKenna and the Toronto Dominion Bank.

2021

LOBSTERMEN return to the dock at Gleason's Cove in Perry after a day of pulling traps on September 20. (Don Dunbar photo)

LOBSTERMEN

LOBSTERMEN return to the dock at Gleason's Cove in Perry after a day of pulling traps on September 20. (Don Dunbar photo)