The Machias Arts Council (MAC) will be opening a new community project and space this spring to both engage the membership as well as the community. The rental space located at 277 Main Street, the ...

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 ...

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 ...

The shooting of a New York teenager in Machias in November was an ambushed killing involving members of two rival drug gangs, according to a police affidavit. In addition to four men believed to be ...

ONE OF THE 25-FOOT MECHANICAL SHARKS used in the film Jaws is shown on a sea sled that was towed by Skip Harris of Eastport during the filming of the iconic movie. (Photo courtesy of Skip Harris) ...

While the race for the next U.S. president has generated much attention on the national political scene, and the contest for a new U.S. senator to replace Olympia Snowe has drawn much of the publicity ...

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 ...

In the early 1990s the Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance was formed with 55 founding members, comprised of elders from the Maliseet, Micmac, Passamaquoddy and Penobscot tribes. Theresa Secord, the ...

Washington County mirrors state and national trends in recruiting and retaining volunteers and career professionals in the fields of public safety. Whether a volunteer firefighter for a small town or ...

The U.S. presidential race has laid bare sharp divides in the country, as the Republican and Democratic candidates, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, have squared off in contentious debates and have ...

The decision by Whiting residents to make the town's ordinance governing wind turbines more restrictive has apparently not caused the wind energy company that has been eyeing a possible project in the ...

Three new buildings in Washington County are providing examples of energy efficiencies and heating systems that use everything from cordwood to geothermal heat to solar gain. Two are big, multi‑use ...