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2023

Communities pursue options in face of broadband setbacks

A number of municipalities in Washington County have been taking matters into their own hands when it comes to envisioning broadband service to meet their needs in an affordable and reliable manner that also provides high and symmetrical upload and download speeds.

2023

RETURNING to the Eastport breakwater from diving for scallops on a cold day on February 3 is Scott MacNichol of Perry aboard his boat Brayden's Future. The wind chill in Eastport on February

RETURNING

RETURNING to the Eastport breakwater from diving for scallops on a cold day on February 3 is Scott MacNichol of Perry aboard his boat Brayden's Future. The wind chill in Eastport on February 3 was -50 degrees. (Don Dunbar photo)

2023

SPINNING WITH WINTRY WARMTH is a lively crowd at the MICE (Moose Island Contra Etc.) band's first contra dance at the Eastport Arts Center on January 28. The contra dance drew people from ne

SPINNING WITH WINTRY WARMTH

SPINNING WITH WINTRY WARMTH is a lively crowd at the MICE (Moose Island Contra Etc.) band's first contra dance at the Eastport Arts Center on January 28. The contra dance drew people from nearby towns and as far as Boston. (Edward French photo)

2023

Whiting celebrates dam project funding award

An enthusiastic crowd greeted U.S. Senator Susan Collins to the Whiting Community Center on January 19; she had come to help celebrate the award of $2.9 million towards the renovation of the Mill Pond dam and the installation of a fish ladder.

2023

Sweat lodges helping to change lives in state's prison system

Native inmates in Maine's prison system have been able to practice their traditional spiritual ceremonies for the past 15 years thanks to the efforts of a number of Wabanaki citizens, but in particular the work of Brian Altvater...

2023

Islanders ensure power stays on for nursing home

Islanders scrambled to keep Campobello Lodge residents warm and safe when the nursing home lost its electricity twice around Christmas and New Year's.

2023

Healthcare staff shortages creating crisis in care

Medical patients in Washington County are feeling the impact of workforce shortages in healthcare, from a lack of ambulance transport to a scarcity of available hospital beds as far away as Boston.