2018
Historic Red Beach house under threat
A historic Red Beach house may be demolished by the National Park Service (NPS), despite offers of help from the Portland-based nonprofit Maine Preservation.
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2018
County budget cast back to commissioners
Over 100 community members gathered on the evening of October 30 at the Washington County courthouse in Machias to hear from the county budget committee about the fiscal year 2019 budget and the impact of adding three deputies and equipment to the sheriff's department to combat the rise in...
2018
Campobello ferry to mainland favored in survey of islanders
Campobello Island residents want a ferry to the mainland, but it doesn't need to run every day, and it should be free if at all possible. These unsurprising findings were two of the reported results shared by Vaughn McIntyre of Vaughn McIntyre Consulting.
2018
Poaching of deer in Eastport raises concerns
Recent complaints about the poaching of deer in Eastport have again raised concerns about abuses by some bow-hunters in the city. During the wind storm on the evening of October 11, Jana Sutherland says she noticed lights in the trees at the edge of her yard on McKinley Street.
2018
New chief eyes visioning and nation-building
For the first time, two women are leading the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Sipayik, with Marla Dana being the first elected female chief and Elizabeth "Maggie" Dana having been reelected vice chief in the September 18 election.
2018
Lubec school budget vote: sixth time's the charm
The Lubec school board needed three months to pass its sixth budget proposal, but it took the 34 voters who showed up at the October 4 referendum only 55 minutes to approve the 13-article warrant...
2018
Dead whale washes ashore on Grand Manan
Researchers are hoping that the testing of samples will shed some light on the cause of death for a minke whale, which washed ashore near Long Eddy on Grand Manan on September 27.