2020
Year-round ferry plea rebuffed; Williamson promises to fight on
The ferry from Campobello to Deer Island will run until Sunday, January 10, according to New Brunswick Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Jill Green.
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2020
Virus crosses border, as three on Campobello contract COVID-19
Three people on Campobello Island have tested positive for COVID-19, including a man who was exposed to the virus at his workplace in Maine. These are the first cases in Charlotte County, and as of November 23 other people on the island have not tested positive for the virus.
2020
Calais hospital strike averted as contract agreement reached
A threatened two-day strike next week by nearly 50 nurses and staff at Calais Regional Hospital (CRH) has been called off, after the hospital administration and the Maine State Nurses Association (MSNA) bargaining unit of RNs and medical technologists reached a tentative two-year contract agreement on November 10. Members of
2020
PPP blunts economic impact of pandemic
The pandemic is having an effect on the Washington County economy but was blunted by the CARES Act's Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). In addition, because one quarter of the population receives Social Security benefits of one kind or another, the economy has been more stable than might be...
2020
Calais hospital strike averted as contract agreement reached
A threatened two-day strike next week by nearly 50 nurses and staff at Calais Regional Hospital (CRH) has been called off, after the hospital administration and the Maine State Nurses Association (MSNA) bargaining unit of RNs and medical technologists reached a tentative two-year contract...
2020
Eleven test positive at CRH site; Calais city building closed
The Calais Regional Hospital posted on October 25 that 11 new positive COVID-19 tests have been confirmed by the hospital's swab and send testing site in the past week, with Washington County having 21 active cases, as of October 25.
2020
Recall efforts at Sipayik create turmoil
The recall of newly elected tribal councillor Pam Francis, in an October 13 vote, and petition drives to recall Chief Marla Dana and Vice Chief Maggie Dana have once again thrown the Sipayik community into some political turmoil.