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2021

WA graduates' paths converge in Hawaii

Ever wonder about the decisions high school graduates have to make after all of the pomp and circumstance is over and the roads they look down, knowing they need to follow one and asking themselves if, in the end, it will make all the difference?

2021

Plaque dedicated to Lubec children lost on lake

It was the kind of event that students daydream about while they watch the drifts pile up outside the schoolhouse windows an end of the year celebration, a school picnic alongside one of the area's many beautiful lakes.

2021

Healthcare data breach exposed patient information

Over 5,000 patients of a number of Washington County healthcare organizations have had personal information possibly compromised by a data breach that occurred at CaptureRx in February. The HIPAA Journal describes it as a ransomeware data breach.

2021

Coast Guard housing work to start in Perry

Construction of the U.S. Coast Guard's housing project in Perry, which had stirred an outcry from neighbors on the Shore Road when it was proposed in 2019, is expected to begin this summer. The Coast Guard has awarded a contract to Ducas Construction of Scarborough in the amount of $8 million...

2021

Canadian border not yet reopening but restrictions being eased

Canada will take the first baby step next month toward reopening the border to American visitors. The measures announced in Ottawa might seem painfully little...

2021

OVER 100 PEOPLE made their way to Middle River Park in Machias to enjoy a piece of history reenacted on the hills and banks of the river. Members of the Revolutionary War Reenactors of Downe

OVER 100 PEOPLE

OVER 100 PEOPLE made their way to Middle River Park in Machias to enjoy a piece of history reenacted on the hills and banks of the river. Members of the Revolutionary War Reenactors of Downeast Maine gathered for what they called a Rebels & Redcoats event, featuring villagers raising a

2021

KEEPING COOL on a hot June day are Keen Cooke, 7, and his three-year-old sister Loa, as they play in their pool by their home in Eastport. The temperature reached 80 degrees in the island ci

KEEPING COOL

KEEPING COOL on a hot June day are Keen Cooke, 7, and his three-year-old sister Loa, as they play in their pool by their home in Eastport. The temperature reached 80 degrees in the island city during the heat wave. (Edward French photo)