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2023

Forest fire, made worse by climate change, forces mass evacuation

The rain that started on June 2 came as blessed relief to crews fighting the Stein Lake forest fire in the Bocabec and Chamcook area not far from St. Andrews since the previous Sunday afternoon, May 28. The blaze, which St.

2023

Error leads to under-assessment for tax rate in Calais last year

A miscalculation led to property taxes in Calais being at a lower rate than they should have been last year, it was reported at the May 25 meeting of the Calais City Council.

2023

County law enforcement faces unprecedented pressures

Washington County has experienced a 50% drop in crime from 1995 to 2022, according to statistics collected by the Maine Department of Public Safety and issued every year in an annual Maine Crime Report.

2023

Charlotte voters reject school budget at annual town meeting

The additional local share for the proposed Charlotte school budget was turned down by residents at the annual town meeting on May 25, leading the school committee to review the budget again and bring it back for a special town meeting.

2023

Bill would allow tribes in Maine to benefit from federal laws

While not as sweeping as the tribal sovereignty bill that stalled in the last legislative session and is expected to be reintroduced next year, a bill to grant the tribes in Maine the benefits of federal laws that apply to all other federally recognized tribes in the country was introduced with...

2023

AN EAGLE CARRIES AN ALEWIFE after catching it from a river in Perry on May 24. (Don Dunbar photo)

AN EAGLE CARRIES AN ALEWIFE

AN EAGLE CARRIES AN ALEWIFE after catching it from a river in Perry on May 24. (Don Dunbar photo)

2023

SALUTING after the presentation of a U.S. flag to honor a veteran, as would be done during a military funeral, are U.S. Army veteran James Pearson and retired Lt. Colonel Andrew Pottle, U.S.

SALUTING

SALUTING after the presentation of a U.S. flag to honor a veteran, as would be done during a military funeral, are U.S. Army veteran James Pearson and retired Lt. Colonel Andrew Pottle, U.S. Army Reserve, with members of the Sipayik women's drum group, Cipelahq Ehpicik,