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2014

Welshpool Landing effort aims to rebuild local wharf and hall

“We want to reestablish Welshpool Landing as the 'go-to place,'” said consultant Benson Milner, speaking at an open house hosted by the Friar's Bay Development Association (FBDA) on October 29.

2014

Tribe under sanction over lack of audits

The Passamaquoddy tribal government at Pleasant Point has been placed under sanction by the U.S. Department of Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) for being delinquent on its audit reports.

2014

Lubec woman dies in Trescott accident

A Lubec woman died in a single-vehicle accident during the early November snowstorm that paralyzed much of the state. Danielle D. Moores, 28, died at the scene when her vehicle, a 2002 Ford F-250, flipped over and landed in five feet of water alongside State Route 189 in Trescott.

2014

Local voting reflects nationwide mood in electing Republicans

Washington County voters reflected the statewide trend of electing Republican candidates to office, by even wider margins than the state percentages, and a new sheriff will be riding into the county, following the November 4 general election in Maine.

2014

Growing hope through county’s harvest

Wreaths For Hope was born from a characteristic that the Mingo family of the Robbinston-based Mingo's Evergreen Products knows well: hope. Artie Mingo knows what it means to go without sleep because a loved one is ill.

2014

Growing hope through county’s harvest

Lovers of Maine‑grown cranberries may want to stock up while they can or they may be without their favorite condiment come Thanksgiving. University of Maine Cooperative Extension Cranberry Specialist Charlie Armstrong says the 2014 harvest is way down, in some cases as much as 70%. "Every year it&

2014

Teacher intends to file suit over Lubec school bus incident

Lubec residents continue to grapple with the aftermath of the October 8 incident involving a school bus transporting students to Machias Memorial High School and Washington Academy that resulted in the arrest of teacher Deborah Bousquet by Washington County Sheriff Donnie Smith.