2018
Historic Red Beach house under threat
A historic Red Beach house may be demolished by the National Park Service (NPS), despite offers of help from the Portland-based nonprofit Maine Preservation.
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2018
County budget cast back to commissioners
Over 100 community members gathered on the evening of October 30 at the Washington County courthouse in Machias to hear from the county budget committee about the fiscal year 2019 budget and the impact of adding three deputies and equipment to the sheriff's department to combat the rise in...
2018
Campobello ferry to mainland favored in survey of islanders
Campobello Island residents want a ferry to the mainland, but it doesn't need to run every day, and it should be free if at all possible. These unsurprising findings were two of the reported results shared by Vaughn McIntyre of Vaughn McIntyre Consulting.
2018
PASSAMAQUODDYS
PASSAMAQUODDYS who served in Company I during World War I, along with the tribal chief, were (front row, left to right) Peter Stanley, John Newell, Henry Sockbeson, Moses Neptune; (back row, left to right) Samuel Dana, David Sopiel, Peter Lewey, Chief William Neptune, George Stevens Sr. and Charles Lola. (Photo
2018
THESE TOM TURKEYS
THESE TOM TURKEYS and hens enjoy their own thanksgiving – and plan to avoid the upcoming Thanksgiving Day dinner table. (Eileen Clark photo)
2018
State, county races heat up
In the Tuesday, November 6, general election, Maine voters will be electing a new governor to succeed Republican Paul LePage, whose eight years in office have been marked by controversy, including his decision to close the Downeast Correctional Facility in Washington County.
2018
Reopening of high school nixed
Lubec should not reopen its high school. That is the conclusion reached by the ad-hoc Committee to Investigate the Feasibility of Reopening Lubec High School after study and consideration for more than one year.