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2017

MDOT presents best options for replacing Machias' dike bridge

Although a definitive answer on what will happen to the dike bridge in Machias is far from ready, the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) announced at a meeting April 2 that its preliminary recommendation is to replace the bridge in kind at an estimated cost of $2.4 million.

2017

Eastport boy waits for heart donation

One young boy from Eastport who has been battling health problems from birth is impatiently waiting for a new heart at the Boston Children's Hospital.

2017

UMM student film eyes opiate addiction

A YouTube video about opiate addiction in Washington County is getting notice with hardly any publicity other than word-of-mouth. Whatever Works: Exploring Opiate Addiction was produced by University of Maine at Machias (UMM) students and was uploaded in late December 2016.

2017

Syrian family tells of journey fleeing Aleppo

A father and mother and their two young children who lived just outside Aleppo, named Syria's Stalingrad... Ammar Saied says that the whole world watched on their televisions the bombing of Aleppo...

2017

Shellfish management practices examined at fishermen’s forum

Four area towns placed in the top 10 producers for softshell clams during 2016, according to landings data released by the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) during the recent Maine Fishermen's Forum in Rockport.

2017

Perry family home destroyed by fire in Robbinston

A family's home went up in flames on Monday morning, March 6, on Boyden's Lake in Robbinston. Robbinston Fire Chief Robert Merrill reports the two-story house on Loone Lane, just off the Lake Road, belonged to Eddie and Blanche Barnes.

2017

Calais approves TIF district in downtown

The long-awaited Calais tax increment financing (TIF) district has been established, opening the door to economic growth. The district was approved at a city council meeting on February 23 following a public hearing.