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Politics & Government

2015

Island courthouse closure may lead to lack of access to justice

One of the points of contention in the New Brunswick Liberal government's budget announced on March 31 is the closure of courthouses in St. Stephen, Sussex and Grand Manan. The Saint John Law Courts opened in 2013, and cases from these courts will be heard there beginning in October.

2015

Tidal energy bill rejected by committee

The testimony of a number of Washington County residents and organizational leaders in Augusta on March 19 resulted in LD 295, An Act to Promote Tidal Energy Projects, to be killed by the legislature's Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology.

2014

Local voting reflects nationwide mood in electing Republicans

Washington County voters reflected the statewide trend of electing Republican candidates to office, by even wider margins than the state percentages, and a new sheriff will be riding into the county, following the November 4 general election in Maine.

2014

Voters face choices in upcoming election County, state races heat up

For the November 4 general election in Maine, the gubernatorial race has been garnering the most media attention, while local races for Washington County sheriff, the area district attorney and for the Maine House of Representatives, including the contest between Rep.

2014

Voters face choices in upcoming election - Bear baiting back on the ballot

Controversy surrounds the citizen's initiative on bear hunting that voters will consider at the November 4 election polls in Maine.

2014

Primary brings new faces into running

There weren't many contested races in the June 10 primary election in Washington County, but some new faces will be in the running for seats in the U.S. Congress and Maine House of Representatives and for district attorney and county sheriff.

2014

Tribes assert sovereignty, call for review of state’s actions

Calling the 1980 Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act "a failed social experiment," Passamaquoddy Chief Fred Moore... they were withdrawing their representatives in the Maine Legislature.