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Washington County
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Stem to Stone Remembrance Run is Aug. 6
Race registration and check-in opens at 7 a.m. The race is on the Balsam Valley tip-land just off Route 1. Parking will be available at the Balsam Valley Amphitheater entrance located on Route 1 (1426), Columbia Falls. Shuttles will bring participants, spectators and volunteers to the race start area. Parking will not be available at the chapel.
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McBrine named Warden of the Year
Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Commissioner Judy Camuso was the featured speaker at the awards ceremony, which was held in person for the first time since 2019.
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Columbia Falls to vote on annexing land for Flagpole of Freedom Park
Governor Janet Mills on April 18 signed a law allowing the town to absorb roughly 10,400 acres of what is now unorganized territory. The land, owned by the Worcester family, is intended for the future Flagpole of Freedom Park.
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Push to save rural veterans homes
A March 17 statement from the American Legion Department of Maine called it “irresponsible” for the Maine Veterans’ Homes to consider closing the Caribou and Machias facilities.
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Six arrested on drug trafficking charges in Washington County
The arrests are the result of a two-month investigation into the sale of fentanyl and crack cocaine, MDEA Commander Peter Arno announced March 17.
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Seeing Maine: Downeast Cowboy having a “wicked good time’ capturing his home state
“You don’t have to have anything expensive to enjoy what you do,” Kelly said.
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Researchers test if scallops grow in lobster pounds
“If it works, it might be an alternative use for lobster pounds,” said Chris Davis, the center’s executive director.
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Better blueberry harvest predicted
With this season’s harvest comes a more optimistic outlook compared to the difficult season that plagued last year, which was caused in part by drought conditions the state has experienced for the last five years.
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Washington County fires lead to murder, arson charges
ELLSWORTH — A Robbinston man has been charged with depraved indifference murder in connection with a fatal Oct. 7 fire in Robbinston. Charles “Chip” Townsend, 32, was arrested last week on charges of arson and depraved indifference murder following the investigation into the fire that claimed the life of 66-year-old Wayne Morrill. Morrill’s body was …
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Farmer reflects on joys, challenges of raising goats
STEUBEN — “Be careful, goats are addictive” is the cautionary advice that Lisa Reilich was told before she brought home her first goat. She laughed it off at the time, but over time has come to tell others the same thing. “Goats have hugely impacted our life,” she said. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, many Mainers …
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Family, community healing from recent tragedy
EAST MACHIAS — When Wade and Angela Skidgel lost three family members in three days, their friends decided they had to do something. “All we wanted to accomplish was to cocoon them with love and make them feel less alone in their grief,” said friend Sarah Heath Conklin of Machias. Angela Skidgel’s grandmother, Yvonne Ames, …