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2023

Cobscook Shores scales up youth outdoor education programs

Even as children across the country are becoming increasingly sedentary, efforts to get the children of coastal Washington County moving and connected with their natural environment are in full swing, thanks in part to Cobscook Shores.

2023

FAREWELL TO A COMMUNITY LANDMARK. The nearly 100-year-old St. Ann's Church at Sipayik was torn down on September 20 by DeFranzo Demolition Corporation. A small crowd watched, with a number e

FAREWELL TO A COMMUNITY LANDMARK

FAREWELL TO A COMMUNITY LANDMARK. The nearly 100-year-old St. Ann's Church at Sipayik was torn down on September 20 by DeFranzo Demolition Corporation. A small crowd watched, with a number expressing sadness and crying when the cross was knocked off the church. Although efforts to save the church

2023

MAKING A LAST-DITCH APPEAL to save St. Ann's Church at Sipayik from being torn down is Hilda Soctomah Lewis, second from right, to representatives of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland o

MAKING A LAST

MAKING A LAST-DITCH APPEAL to save St. Ann's Church at Sipayik from being torn down is Hilda Soctomah Lewis, second from right, to representatives of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland on September 19. Listening to the discussion is Passamaquoddy Chief Rena Newell (right). The demolition of the

2023

Lubec residents air property tax concerns

The August 30 meeting of the Lubec Select Board opened with a full agenda, much of which was eventually tabled as the one and a half hour session was dominated by questions and comments about the recently received property tax bills.

2023

Law enforcement agreement points to need for more officers

The Maine State Police (MSP) and the Washington County Sheriff's Office (WSCO) signed a new resource sharing agreement at the end of May that outlines the changes to law enforcement services provided to the county by the state police.

2023

Jonesboro man faces charges for threatening interracial couple

A Jonesboro man is facing both a state civil rights complaint and a criminal threatening charge for allegedly threatening an interracial couple and their children. More than three months after receiving information about a possible hate crime in Jonesboro...

2023

County receives $16.6 million for new culverts

Washington County is a big winner in a recent round of federal funding for culvert replacement, netting more than $16.6 million in grants to replace 11 undersized culverts.