Among the benefits of living in Downeast Maine are the abundant natural landscape and the many opportunities it provides for recreation and ecological connection. In an effort to strengthen the bonds ...

A new tidal power project is being proposed off Eastport, but whether the developer has the technical expertise and financial backing to proceed with the proposal is not clear. Along with planning to ...

MAINE SHERIFFS AND DEPUTIES gather at the flag-raising ceremony held February 17 at West Quoddy Head Lighthouse in Lubec to ...

Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) recently closed the wharf at Wilson's Beach, Campobello, citing structural safety concerns that arose during an inspection of the pilings and cribwork.

The boards of directors of Eastport Health Care (EHC) and St. Croix Regional Family Health Center, based in Princeton, announced this week that the two organizations will be merging to improve access ...

A second worker at the Woodland Pulp mill has died following exposure to a toxic gas on January 27. Allen Hornberger, 26, had been hospitalized in critical condition for nearly three weeks before ...

MACHIAS SELECT BOARD MEMBER Ben Edwards and area residents listen as Ian Gorecki of the Maine DOT speaks at the Pellon Center in Machias during a public hearing on the Upper Machias Bay Master Plan ...

The Washington County government made it to the bank on time, paying its 2025 tax-anticipation note (TAN) to Machias Savings Bank on February 18, two days before the due date.

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 ...

On January 21, the Maine legislature's Committee on State and Local Government held a hearing regarding LD 2009, a bill sponsored by Senator Marianne Moore of Calais that would allow political ...

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 ...

The Downeast community is mourning the loss of a well-loved coach, teacher, referee and natural athlete who spent decades mentoring and inspiring student athletes at Shead High School. The passing of ...