2014
HEADING OUT
HEADING OUT at first light from North Head, Grand Manan, to set their traps are lobster boats on the first day of the season, November 11. (Bonnie Morse photo)
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2014
'TIS THE SEASON
'TIS THE SEASON. Wreath-making for the holidays is in full swing throughout Washington and Charlotte counties, including at Whitney Wreath's plant in Whitneyville. Shown are Stacey Ingalls of Whiting and Jose Ayala of Puerto Rico. About half of those working at the plant are migrant workers. (Edward
2014
Welshpool Landing effort aims to rebuild local wharf and hall
“We want to reestablish Welshpool Landing as the 'go-to place,'” said consultant Benson Milner, speaking at an open house hosted by the Friar's Bay Development Association (FBDA) on October 29.
2014
Tribe under sanction over lack of audits
The Passamaquoddy tribal government at Pleasant Point has been placed under sanction by the U.S. Department of Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) for being delinquent on its audit reports.
2014
Lubec woman dies in Trescott accident
A Lubec woman died in a single-vehicle accident during the early November snowstorm that paralyzed much of the state. Danielle D. Moores, 28, died at the scene when her vehicle, a 2002 Ford F-250, flipped over and landed in five feet of water alongside State Route 189 in Trescott.
2014
Local voting reflects nationwide mood in electing Republicans
Washington County voters reflected the statewide trend of electing Republican candidates to office, by even wider margins than the state percentages, and a new sheriff will be riding into the county, following the November 4 general election in Maine.
2014
Growing hope through county’s harvest
Wreaths For Hope was born from a characteristic that the Mingo family of the Robbinston-based Mingo's Evergreen Products knows well: hope. Artie Mingo knows what it means to go without sleep because a loved one is ill.