2019
Demand high at food pantries
Food pantries in Washington and Charlotte counties are dependent upon the generosity of volunteers as well as financial patrons.
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2019
Bills to target prison, opioids and funds to towns
Bills submitted by Washington County legislators would reopen the Downeast Correctional Facility (DCF) in Bucks Harbor, restore the state's revenue sharing to municipalities to 5%, help fight the state's opioid crisis and assist wild blueberry growers, along with addressing many other measures.
2019
THE GREAT SARDINE
THE GREAT SARDINE is lowered at midnight on New Year’s Eve at Bank Square in Eastport. (Don Dunbar photo)
2019
LET IT SNOW
LET IT SNOW! Scallop draggers work through a snow squall in Johnson Bay, Lubec. (Chessie Crowe photo)
2018
UMM professor's lawsuit dismissed
A University of Maine at Machias economics professor is appealing a decision by a federal judge to dismiss his lawsuit against the university and its faculty union for infringing on his First Amendment rights.
2018
Community spirit builds window inserts to lower costs for heating
The closure of all of the Pennamaquan River to scallop dragging because of the mooring field off the Pembroke boat landing on Hersey Neck has upset some scallop fishermen who would like to drag in that area.
2018
Migrant wreath workers allege sexual harassment
A number of migrant workers allege that they were sexually harassed by a labor contractor working for Worcester Wreath Company of Harrington, which is noted for its connection to the Wreaths Across America effort, and that those who confronted the contractor were subsequently fired.