2016
Public safety fields need new recruits
Washington County mirrors state and national trends in recruiting and retaining volunteers and career professionals in the fields of public safety.
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2016
Legislation allows for tribal elver fishery without individual quotas
Legislation that allows the state to enter into agreements with the tribes in the state to provide for the taking of elvers without individual allocations of quota was passed unanimously in the Maine Senate and House of Representatives on March 3.
2016
Former addicts tell about their lives at forum
"I was 22. The girl I'd been with for seven years -- we were engaged -- died as a direct result of a drug overdose. I had two of my best friends die within a year. Then it got worse," Chris Wood says.
2016
Downeast Correctional Facility likely to stay, may see changes
The Downeast Correctional Facility (DCF) in Washington County will remain if a bill before the legislature is approved, but what form the minimum-security reentry facility may take is still to be determined.
2016
Welshpool wharf project moves ahead
The Welshpool Landing project recently received a significant investment of federal funding that will help move the project forward so that berthing can be offered this summer.
2016
Shead Tigerettes win Class D North title
The new Class D North champions in girls basketball from Shead High School in Eastport will be playing Rangeley for the state championship on Saturday, February 27, at the Augusta Civic Center.
2016
Report on air ambulance crash issued by transportation board
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has issued a report on its investigation into the August 16, 2014, air ambulance crash on Grand Manan.