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The process took nearly five years, but Lubec's former Columbian Packing Company brownfield project is reaching the end. About 50 people gathered on June 16 to celebrate the persistent work required to obtain financing and arrange for the required demolition.

Area businesses and other interests are starting a campaign to convince the Canadian government not to permanently close its port of entry on Deer Island, which provided customs clearance for the ferry service from Eastport to Deer Island Point.

Memorial Day offers the opportunity to honor the sacrifices of soldiers who gave their lives for their country, including two natives of Washington County who were killed during the Vietnam War.

"I regret to advise you that Downeast Correctional Facility is scheduled for closure." With these words, letters notified 46 employees of the Downeast Correctional Facility (DCF) of the imminent closure of a facility highly regarded in the area community.

A kayaker who is heading from West Quoddy Head, Lubec, to Key West, Fla., on a mission is lucky to be alive after spending nearly an hour in the water when his kayak flipped over off Bailey's Mistake, Lubec, on Sunday, April 30.

The Passamaquoddy Tribe is now using most of its land in Maine that it acquired through funding from the 1980 Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act both to slow the rate of climate change and to generate millions in revenue by offsetting emissions from polluters on the other side of the country.