2023
Food and fuel funds offer assistance to needy households
Many Washington County households struggle to keep their homes warm and nutritious meals on the table.
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2023
Downeast Maine becomes first National Heritage Area in state
On December 29, the proposal to create the Downeast Maine National Heritage Area (NHA) was signed into law by President Biden, making it the 56th in the country and the first in Maine.
2023
County emergency medical system nearing crisis
The new year rang in with sirens for two people last week on an icy, lonely stretch of road in western Washington County. The first person slipped and fell, soon becoming hypothermic.
2023
Bill proposals range from offshore wind to child welfare issues
Washington County legislators are sponsoring bills that cover a wide range of issues, from banning offshore wind turbines in the state, to healthcare and child welfare concerns, to not allowing those younger than the age of 5 to shoot a deer.
2023
POSING FOR A SELFIE
POSING FOR A SELFIE with the sardine during the 18th Great Sardine & Maple Leaf New Year's Eve celebration in Eastport are Mike Stewart and Amy Ray of Eastport. The annual event is organized by the Tides Institute & Museum of Art. (Don Dunbar photo)
2023
LENDING A HELPING HAND
LENDING A HELPING HAND. U.S. Coast Guard personnel from Station Eastport help to carry in produce from the Good Shepherd Food Bank to the Labor of Love Food Pantry in Eastport, one of a number of food pantries and fuel funds that are working to meet the pressing needs
2022
Woodland mill strike averted with new vote
Over 130 union workers at the Woodland Pulp mill will not be going on strike after all, following a vote to accept a new offer made by the company.