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2022

Flagpole park’s for-profit status questioned; moratorium eyed

It was a packed house at the Columbia Falls select board meeting on October 24, as representatives for the Flagpole of Freedom Park (FFP) attended for the first time. Plans for the park were first unveiled in March.

2022

Federal, state election races are heating up

Washington County voters, like voters throughout the state and country, will be choosing among candidates for state and federal offices in the Tuesday, November 8, election that could shape the direction that Maine and the United States take on numerous issues, from the economy and climate...

2022

Dennysville explores benefits, process for deorganizing town

Dennysville residents considered the pros and cons of deorganization of the town into one of the state's 429 unorganized territories during a public meeting on Wednesday night, October 19.

2022

Affidavit sheds light on murder of Pembroke woman

The Robbinston woman who has been charged with the murder of Paula Johnson of Pembroke last February pled not guilty to the charge on October 19. Rebecca Moores, 42, who was arrested in July, is being held without bail at the Washington County Jail in Machias.

2022

FALLEN LEAVES swirl around in a pool in a stream in Robbinston on October 17. (Don Dunbar photo)

FALLEN LEAVES

FALLEN LEAVES swirl around in a pool in a stream in Robbinston on October 17. (Don Dunbar photo)

2022

FOREST FRIGHTS flank the grounds outside this Eastport home, just before All Hallows' Eve. (Edward French photo)

FOREST FRIGHTS

FOREST FRIGHTS flank the grounds outside this Eastport home, just before All Hallows' Eve. (Edward French photo)

2022

St. Stephen looks to solutions for homelessness

St. Stephen appears on the verge of announcing a "warming centre" to save people without homes from freezing this winter.