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Community & Events

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.

2022

Lost Dear Santa letter returns home

A few weeks ago a precious gift was found at the Perry Post Office during a deep cleaning, a "Dear Santa" letter written by three-year-old Majik Francis in December 1995.

2022

Lobster fishery nets support at local rallies

The color red was on display at Perio Point on Beals Island and across Washington County on September 26 as many businesses and schools came out in force to support the lobster fishery. The "Supporting Our Heritage: Maine's Lobster" rally in Beals saw over 100 people in attendance.