2023
Food and fuel funds offer assistance to needy households
Many Washington County households struggle to keep their homes warm and nutritious meals on the table.
Community & Events
2023
Downeast Maine becomes first National Heritage Area in state
On December 29, the proposal to create the Downeast Maine National Heritage Area (NHA) was signed into law by President Biden, making it the 56th in the country and the first in Maine.
2022
Generosity marks area giving programs
Thinking of another -- or knowing someone is thinking of you -- is the gift of the holiday season, and based on the support that area Christmas giving programs have received this year, the extended community is filled with open minds and open hearts.
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
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
SCEC conference eyes climate change
The 2022 annual conference held by Sunrise County Economic Council (SCEC) on November 15 focused on the climate change challenges facing the county's communities and what types of strategies and mind-shifts can be used...
2022
Vietnam veteran relates wartime experiences to honor soldiers
Two recently published books by a Vietnam veteran who is a part-time Whiting resident relate not only his experiences but those of other veterans during the war.