2024
Higher costs and greater need hit food and fuel funds
Area food and fuel funds are facing unprecedented challenges in the wake of decreased government assistance, rising inflation and costs and increased need.
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2024
Funds sought for more rural patrol officers
With two legislative proposals now dead or unlikely to pass, Washington County leaders are eyeing one remaining plan to provide more funding for rural law enforcement patrols following the pullback of the Maine State Police from patrol coverage in the county last summer.
2024
Affordable housing options weighed by Lubec select board
The first 2024 meeting of the Lubec Select Board, held January 3, attracted the full board but few members of the public. Most of the discussion centered on the topic of promoting the development of low- and fair-income housing, potentially based on unused land owned by the town.
2024
A QUICK MOVING STORM
A QUICK MOVING STORM hit Downeast in the early morning hours of January 10. Significant rain with wind gusts over 60 mph in tandem with high tide forced most of the Machias downtown area and the temporary bridge spanning the dike area of Route 1 to be closed to traffic
2024
DURING THE CALM
DURING THE CALM between winter storms, a barred owl rests on a branch in the forest Downeast, where numerous trees have fallen. The January 10 storm packed winds of up to 70 mph and caused significant flooding in Machias. (Fred Gralenski photo)
2023
Storm delivers hurricane force winds, outages and damage
In the aftermath of the hurricane force wind and rain storm on Monday, December 19, Governor Janet Mills declared a state of civil emergency for 14 Maine counties, including Washington County, with hundreds of thousands of people without power and significant flooding and infrastructure damage.
2023
Spirit of generosity helps spread holiday cheer
The Downeast region is sometimes characterized by two extremes: scarcity and generosity. Those who have help those who don't, time and again, and through the charitable intentions of volunteers and community members the dark days of December become much brighter.