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2019

Opening prison or pre-release center debated at hearing

The question of whether the Downeast Correctional Facility (DCF) in Bucks Harbor will be reopened or whether it will be replaced by a new pre-release center in the Machias area was the focus of discussion during a well-attended public hearing by the legislature's Criminal Justice and Public...

2019

National park ‘seaside adjunct’ proposed at Grand Manan site

Many people on both sides of the border were disappointed last September when the owners of Grand Manan's Hole-in-the-Wall campground announced their decision to scale back operations, putting the cliff-top portion of the property up for sale.

2019

Medical cannabis, tilapia farm ready to take off

The second enterprise planning to grow medical cannabis in St. Stephen hopes to begin production this year -- in a building that also will be used to grow tilapia fish by means of aquaponics. "By June we'll be ready to cultivate," Stewart Farms principal Tanner Stewart

2019

Historical village being planned by Machias reenactors

When Maine Game Warden Joe McBrine first donned an historical costume to step back in time and relive the early days of Machias, he did not know that something much bigger was planted that day.

2019

STUDENTS from Shead High School enjoy the water during the Polar Bear Dip on March 8 at Pleasant Point. The event raised $10,540 for Sarah’s House of Maine and the Ronald McDonald House of B

STUDENTS

STUDENTS from Shead High School enjoy the water during the Polar Bear Dip on March 8 at Pleasant Point. The event raised $10,540 for Sarah’s House of Maine and the Ronald McDonald House of Bangor. (Don Dunbar photo)

2019

COLLECTING SAP from maple trees in a Robbinston sugarbush for Howard and Mary Ann Duvall’s Maple Lane Sugary are Jim Morrell and his granddaughter Madison Morrell. The Duvalls tapped 550 map

COLLECTING SAP

COLLECTING SAP from maple trees in a Robbinston sugarbush for Howard and Mary Ann Duvall’s Maple Lane Sugary are Jim Morrell and his granddaughter Madison Morrell. The Duvalls tapped 550 maple trees this year, and although the season is starting late, because of the cold days, they still hope

2019

Vaping at all-time high, yet teens are unaware of dangers

While traditional cigarette use has been declining, electronic cigarettes, also known as e-cigarettes, are being used by teens under 18 in dramatically increasing numbers. In the fall of 2018, U.S.