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2025

Owner to rebuild fire-damaged Bluebird Motel

The Maine Fire Marshal's Office has classified the fire that burned a portion of the 40-unit Bluebird Motel in Machias on the night of December 24 as being of undetermined origin because of the extent of the destruction.

2025

Local shellfish licensing process stirs questions

Ninety plus miles of shorefront presents a tempting target for clamdiggers, including those who do not belong there. This is particularly so for those from towns lacking such a lucrative asset.

2025

Bills set focus on rural patrol and DA district

Washington County legislators are revisiting some issues that they previously have been thwarted in getting enacted by the legislature, including increasing rural law enforcement coverage and having a separate district attorney for the county.

2025

Aid organizations seeing increased need; Fuel funds stressed by requests

Demand for heating fuel is high in Washington County as households contend with rising costs for their essentials. Applications for the Low Income Heating Assistance Program (LIHEAP) are up more than 25%, while the average benefit is decreasing.

2025

A LARGE CROWD awaits the Sardine Drop at the Tides Institute & Museum of Art building in Bank Square, Eastport, on New Year's Eve. See article about the Sardine and Maple Leaf drops in this

A LARGE CROWD

A LARGE CROWD awaits the Sardine Drop at the Tides Institute & Museum of Art building in Bank Square, Eastport, on New Year's Eve. See article about the Sardine and Maple Leaf drops in this issue.(Don Dunbar photo)

2025

HELPING DELIVER PALLETS OF FOOD to the Labor of Love Food Pantry in Eastport on January 8 are food pantry volunteer George 'Buster' Townsend and Don Arsenault of the Good Shepherd Food Bank.

HELPING DELIVER PALLETS OF FOOD

HELPING DELIVER PALLETS OF FOOD to the Labor of Love Food Pantry in Eastport on January 8 are food pantry volunteer George 'Buster' Townsend and Don Arsenault of the Good Shepherd Food Bank. (Edward French photo)

2024

Two Washington County programs receive opioid recovery funding

Two organizations that serve Washington County residents -- Healthy Acadia and Day One --- have been awarded funds as part of the Maine Recovery Council's recent efforts to distribute $13.9 million to organizations involved in opioid recovery across the state.