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2018

CELEBRATING THE FIRST NAVAL BATTLE OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, the Margaretta Days Festival was held on June 16 in Machias. Shown is the Machias Committee of Safety, a new group of reenactor

CELEBRATING THE FIRST NAVAL BATTLE OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION,

CELEBRATING THE FIRST NAVAL BATTLE OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, the Margaretta Days Festival was held on June 16 in Machias. Shown is the Machias Committee of Safety, a new group of reenactors formed over the winter months by Maine Game Warden Joe McBrine. The group looks to participate in a

2018

Ranked-choice voting to be decided

Ranked-choice voting will come before Maine voters again in a referendum question during the June 12 primary election. Since this is an off-year, June election, voter turnout could be light, which is unfortunate for such an important question.

2018

Rabid raccoons discovered in Eastport and Sipayik

The threat of rabies is now a fact of life for residents of Downeast Maine, and people are warned to stay away from raccoons and other wild animals and keep their pets inside.

2018

Primary race is on

Maine voters will be making history on Tuesday, June 12, as the state's primary election will mark the first time that ranked-choice voting has been used in a statewide election in the United States.

2018

New zone set to offer area economic edge

Local economic development leaders are pleased with the news that Baileyville, Calais and the contiguous census tract comprised of Whiting, Dennysville, Pembroke, Baring and Meddybemps have been placed in the federally designated opportunity zone program.

2018

Mills, Moody, Golden winners in primary election

In the June 14 primary election, Washington County voters reflected statewide choices in the Maine gubernatorial contests, picking Democrat Janet Mills and Republican Shawn Moody, but differed on their selection for the Democratic nominee for congressman.

2018

Lubec board nixes school budget four times

On June 14 the Lubec school board declined for the fourth time to pass the proposed school budget. Board member Wanda Matthews said that the budget as written is "quite an increase" and added, "There are ways we could have cut.