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The decision by the LePage administration to end the state's 27 Healthy Maine Partnerships will cause the partnership serving Washington and Hancock counties to lose close to half of its funding, but the organization hopes to be able to serve as a subcontractor to the new statewide providers.

After fighting for 10 years to obtain birth certificates and Social Security numbers, two Perry residents in their 20s were finally issued Social Security cards in August.

After nearly two years on the job, Eastport City Manager Elaine Abbott submitted her resignation on September 27, effective November 30, citing personal reasons.

The long-awaited new ferry for Deer Island, the Abnaki II, is expected to arrive "in the coming weeks," says Rick Doucet, MLA for Fundy-The Isles-Saint John West.

At a special public hearing and meeting held on August 24, the Eastport City Council voted four to one in favor of sending a plan for a special archery hunt for antlerless deer to the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife (MDIF&W).

The pending closure of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) office in Calais was the primary topic discussed at a city council meeting held on August 11. The decision to close the office was announced on July 29, giving workers and clients 90 days to adjust to the change.