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2022

Handmade feathers help parents with loss

The spirit of giving comes in many forms and sometimes shines its light through deep loss. Two years ago this month Robbinston residents Todd and Bonnie Stewart lost their son, Daniel, to suicide. The pain of that loss does not recede with time...

2022

Flagpole developers air concern over moratorium proposal

Plans for a moratorium vote on large commercial building projects in Columbia Falls received a rebuke from organizers of the Flagpole of Freedom Park (FFP) at the November 28 select board meeting.

2022

Victorian Christmases of past recall life Downeast

Far removed from the commercial opulence of the modern Christmas, Victorians living in the St. Croix Valley celebrated the holiday much more modestly.

2022

SANTA heard the wishes from many children at Triangle Park in Calais following the Christmas parade sponsored by the Calais Lioness Club on December 2. (Edward French photo)

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SANTA heard the wishes from many children at Triangle Park in Calais following the Christmas parade sponsored by the Calais Lioness Club on December 2. (Edward French photo)

2022

JOY TO THE WORLD. Christmas joy shines in this holiday display located outside the home of Jose and Barbara Lara in Calais. (Edward French photo)

JOY TO THE WORLD

JOY TO THE WORLD. Christmas joy shines in this holiday display located outside the home of Jose and Barbara Lara in Calais. (Edward French photo)

2022

Union at Woodland mill seeks higher wages, threatens strike

The rising cost of living caused by inflation has led one of the unions at the Woodland Pulp mill in Baileyville to consider calling a strike by the end of this month, if a new contract with higher wages is not agreed to by the company.

2022

Stored Solar bankruptcy filing stirs questions

The bankruptcy filing by the company that owns an idle Jonesboro biomass plant and received millions in state subsidies, while not paying logging contractors, has some hoping that the development could lead to a restarting of the plant.