Politics & Government

"It's just a perfect storm of things" is a common phrase during this year's City of Calais budget workshops. A combination of reduced state school subsidy payments, revenue sharing and property tax exemption reimbursements combined with the large increase in the Washington County tax payments...

At the June 17 Lubec Select Board meeting, board members took additional steps to remedy the house fire debris hazard at 63 Pleasant Street. They also heard about community playground issues and discussed the disposition of a tax-acquired property.

While the dispute over the eviction notices sent to six owners of aircraft hangars at the Eastport Municipal Airport appears to be headed toward a resolution, the issue reflects a larger disagreement over differing visions for the airport's future.

At their June 3 meeting, the Lubec Select Board held several votes to address the health hazard created by the fire‑burned house at 63 Pleasant Street after pleas that the board act promptly, nearly a year after the fire, to address what residents Anita Repp and husband called "an unregulated dump."

Maine voters will face a crowded field of candidates in some of the June primary contests on Tuesday, June 9, and voters in Washington County will decide three contested Republican races. Under Maine's new semi-open primary law, unenrolled voters...

The May 13 meeting of the Eastport City Council was a lively and sometimes contentious affair, with a capacity crowd and an agenda featuring a couple of controversial topics – the proposed underwater AI data center and the eviction notices sent to airport hangar owners.