2021
Pandemic taking toll on area households; Food and fuel needs increase
The pandemic has left a marked toll on many Washington County households and their ability to put food on the table and keep a warm roof over their heads.
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2021
New high-end housing eyed for Robbinston
A high end housing development is being planned for a 1,000-acre peninsula on Howard Lake in Robbinston. Merriwood Sustainable Community is described on its website as "just beyond the edge of the paved world -- a vibrant and comfortable oasis nestled within the splendor of the Maine wilderness."
2021
Lives filled with generosity remembered; Veteran leaves legacy of service
One hundred and one years is a long time, especially in this digital age, where a year is still a year, but it seems to move by more quickly. Watching your parachute open as the B 17 bomber you sat in just seconds ago burst into flames must have felt like an eternity in slow motion.
2021
Lives filled with generosity remembered; Conservationist is mourned
Grand Mananers, as well as many in the marine conservation world, mourn the recent passing of Laurie Murison, who died on January 3 after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was 61.
2021
EDWARD BROWNE,
EDWARD BROWNE, who passed away on December 22, 2020, at the age of 101, is shown placing flags at the graves of veterans at the Dennysville Cemetery before Memorial Day in May 2010. He served his country as a WWII gunner for the U.S. Army Air Corps before his
2021
PREPARING
PREPARING bags of food for distribution at the Labor of Love Nutrition Center and Garrapy Food Pantry in Eastport is a crew of volunteers. The food pantry, like others in the area, saw a significant increase in the number of people served during the past year and distributed between 11,
2021
WA teacher placed on leave following social media posts
A Washington Academy (WA) history teacher is on a leave of absence and is not to have any contact with students or staff after he posted comments critical of the new equity training at the school and forwarded racist memes on social media.