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2020

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...

2020

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.

2020

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...

2020

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

2020

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

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.

2020

AN EARLY-MORNING FIRE destroyed the Unitarian Meeting House and parsonage in Eastport on October 26. (Quoddy Tides photo)

AN EARLY

AN EARLY-MORNING FIRE destroyed the Unitarian Meeting House and parsonage in Eastport on October 26. (Quoddy Tides photo)

2020

Recall efforts at Sipayik create turmoil

The recall of newly elected tribal councillor Pam Francis, in an October 13 vote, and petition drives to recall Chief Marla Dana and Vice Chief Maggie Dana have once again thrown the Sipayik community into some political turmoil.