2019
Lubec chamber rallies
"Eastport and Machias have taken off," says Heather Henry Tenan, "but here we're stagnant." Tenan and Jody Grimes together convened a meeting for Lubec Area Chamber of Commerce revitalization...
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2019
Local teen's audio description advocacy increases accessibility
Noah Carver, a freshman at Jonesport-Beals High School, began advocating for audio description (AD) when he was eight years old and tackled local television affiliates to provide the service -- and he hasn't stopped since.
2019
Reviving of downtowns eyed
With an August music festival already gone from idea to reality, Eastport's EDGE committee, formerly the city's downtown committee, isn't letting the grass grow under its feet since meeting with over 30 community members on the evening of February 21.
2019
County suit against drug firms alleges marketing caused crisis
The Washington County government has joined in filing a lawsuit against numerous drug companies alleging that their marketing of opioid painkillers created an epidemic that has led to more than a death a day in Maine and cost the county millions of dollars.
2019
Cooke planning $30 million salmon facility
Kelly Cove Salmon, a subsidiary of Cooke Aquaculture Inc., is in the early planning stages to build a $30 million recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) in the Champlain Industrial Park located at Bayside, near St. Andrews.
2019
Waltzing across the frozen bay from Deer Island to St. Andrews
It's a Downeast winter sport to complain about the weather in February and March. Although there has been some cold, ice and snow this year, during some winters back in the old days Deer Islanders were able to travel about five miles across St. Andrews Bay without using a boat.
2019
School officials react to state subsidy figures
Additional state funding and decreases in the required local share for K-12 education are among the positive developments this year for local school districts, as preliminary state subsidy amounts were released on February 15 by the Department of Education.