While it appears the Washington County government may have raised enough funds from municipalities to be able to pay its tax-anticipation note (TAN) to Machias Savings Bank by February 20, the meeting ...
A total of 16 contractors and two Woodland Pulp employees were exposed to chlorine dioxide gas during a planned maintenance outage at the mill at about 10 a.m. on February 16. Calais Regional Hospital ...
The launch of the audiobook for the Sea Run report, which collects and assesses the access of traditional food sources to Indigenous people in Maine, was celebrated on October 13 at the Veazie Salmon ...
The federally funded Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) in northern Maine is facing a perfect storm of challenges this year, including the unexpected combining of two social services ...
FISHING BOATS COME AND GO, IN THE GENTLY FALLING SNOW. The scallop dragger Kadie & Kari heads in to tie up at the Eastport breakwater during a heavy snowfall on January 17. (Edward French photo) ...
Most Washington County residents likely consider the county budget as a fiscal matter under the control of the county commissioners. And until LD 2080, An Act to Better Coordinate and Reduce the Cost ...
Fifteen‑year‑old Cole Brown was up on a ladder building a shed when he heard a clamor coming from the alders behind him. He'd been hearing noises coming from the woods for hours, but this was a noise ...
In the March 20, 2025, report to the Washington County Commission about the recently completed 2021 county budget audit, auditor Stephen Hopkins wrote of a number of significant accounting and ...
The federally funded Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) in northern Maine is facing a perfect storm of challenges this year, including the unexpected combining of two social services ...
IN A RED SEA OF CRANBERRIES are Donovan Palmer Jr., Branden Williams and David Davis at Mingo’s cranberry bogs in Red Beach. The harvest will be continuing for another week, and visitors are welcome ...
Although restoration of much of the funding for the Maine Indian-Tribal State Commission (MITSC) by Governor John Baldacci is welcomed by Passamaquoddy tribal officials, they are seeking a stronger ...
Washington County Commission Chair Chris Gardner explains that the county's drug‑related crimes are one of the "biggest drivers" of the almost 8% increase in the Washington County fiscal year 2018 ...