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The first phase of COVID 19 vaccinations has begun in Washington County. Robert Long, the communications director for the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), explains that Maine is following federal recommendations for vaccination planning.

A vote and then a decision to rescind the vote by the Calais School Committee over remote student access to in person extracurricular activities is an example of the unprecedented challenges school boards, school staff, students and parents are encountering as they navigate the pandemic and try...

A two and one half hour public appeal hearing held via Zoom by the Eastport City Council on the evening of January 4 has resulted in the council voting 4 1 to reinstate Eastport Police Chief Peter Harris, despite City Manager Thomas Hoskins telling the council, "It will be very challenging," if...

A legal case concerning a man who shot an elk 10 years ago on the west coast could affect Peskotomuhkati rights in Canada. The Supreme Court of Canada reserved judgment after hearing an appeal in Ottawa on October 8 against the acquittal of Richard Lee Desautel...

On Wednesday, December 9, residents way Downeast may have heard and felt the telltale rumblings of a series of small earthquakes at 5:45 and 7:31 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. According to preliminary data collected by the United States Geological Survey, the earthquakes registered at 3.0 on the Richter...

By a five-vote margin, Marla Dana, the Passamaquoddy chief at Sipayik, was recalled from office in a December 3 election. A recount on December 7 confirmed that the vote was 136 to 131.