While Lubec residents earlier this month narrowly adopted a local aquaculture ordinance in response to two salmon farm lease renewal requests, whether the ordinance will be legally binding and whether ...

Electricity is flowing through the lines from 30 giant wind turbines surrounding Columbia, and soon the promised money from project operation will flow as well to local governments in Washington ...

The Village of Grand Manan announced on August 12 that it was activating Level 1 of its Emergency Measures Plan in response to the dry conditions and fire risk. Level 1 is a precautionary measure that ...

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 ...

LITTLE MERMAIDS march in the parade with cardboard fish they made during the Eastport Mermaid Festival on August 2. See this ...

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Plans for a new health center in Eastport are still moving forward, although they have been delayed, in part because of funding issues caused by federal Medicaid cuts.

Bills submitted by Washington County legislators would reopen the Downeast Correctional Facility (DCF) in Bucks Harbor, restore the state's revenue sharing to municipalities to 5%, help fight the ...

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 ...

Bills submitted by Washington County legislators would reopen the Downeast Correctional Facility (DCF) in Bucks Harbor, restore the state's revenue sharing to municipalities to 5%, help fight the ...

Maine voters will face six referendum questions on the November 8 ballot, with issues ranging from background checks for gun sales, the legalization of marijuana and a new funding proposal for schools ...

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 ...