Local News

The risks associated with ships or tankers traveling through Head Harbour Passage were hotly debated during the days of the Pittston oil refinery plan for Eastport and the LNG proposals for Passamaquoddy Bay.

The 2024 maple syrup season has "been a nail biter," says Jason Lilley, assistant extension professor and sustainable agriculture and maple industry educator with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension.

The largest river restoration project on the East Coast is in progress on the St. Croix River as a collaboration of cross border entities, represented by the International St. Croix River Watershed Board (ISCRWB), continues its work to return alewives, also known as river herring, to the waterway.

Following the winter's unprecedented flood events in Machias - which saw thigh high water surrounding the town office on January 10 - the town is considering its options for funding streams that could allow for a new building in the future.

Coastal and other Downeast property owners may be in for a surprise when their insurance is up for renewal.

Construction of a new public safety building for Washington County is slated to begin this spring in Machias. It will be built on ground where the former district attorney's (DA's) office once stood. The $5.