COLUMBIA FALLS — Maine’s second national cemetery is currently under construction in Washington County. The cemetery, which has yet to be named, will be located on a 6.22-acre tract donated in September 2017 by Worcester Holdings Inc., said Les’ Melnyk, chief of public affairs and outreach for the National Cemetery Administration, which is part of …
MACHIAS — Just as wild blueberries hit their peak for the season, area residents will venture to Machias to celebrate the fruit that is synonymous with Maine. Now in its 44th year, the Machias Wild Blueberry Festival began as the brainchild of then 19-year-old Dwight Whitney Jr., who wanted to celebrate the annual harvest. Now …
MILBRIDGE — Caesar the Camel is back! Or, he will be on July 27. Caesar is a bit of a celebrity at the petting zoo that will once again be a part of Milbridge Days. That’s good news for a lot of people who enjoyed meeting him when he visited for the first time last …
MACHIAS — Big science is coming to Downeast Maine next week. On Monday and Tuesday, June 17 and 18, the Eastern Maine Coastal Current Collaborative (EM3C) will host a State of the Science Conference at the University of Maine at Machias. The conference will discuss ecosystem-based fisheries management in eastern Maine and will bring together …
CALAIS — A year-and-a-half-old Calais boy was seriously burned Wednesday when a flammable liquid was poured on a campfire, according to the State Fire Marshal’s Office. Wyatt Chandler is being treated for burns to 60 percent of his body at Mass General in Boston, according to a press release issued by state police spokesman Stephen …
MACHIAS — There will be fighting in Machias later this month. But, don’t worry. No one is going to get hurt. The fighting won’t be real. It’s part of a historical re-enactment that will take place during Margaretta Days in Machias June 14-15. The festival celebrates the American Revolution Downeast, said Carlene Holmes, who chairs …
COLUMBIA FALLS — A citizen has filed a petition with the Columbia Falls town office requesting a revote on the decision to withdraw from the Pleasant River Solid Waste Disposal District. The district was founded in 1993 after state law mandated municipalities provide trash disposal and reduce waste through recycling. Due to confusion over legal …
MACHIAS — Arise Addiction Recovery has acquired the deed to the property where it has helped 72 men combat addiction since 2016. “Having the deed to the property helps us tremendously in grant writing,” said Director Paul Trovarello. “You can’t write a grant to do improvements on a home you don’t own.” Arise was founded …
MACHIAS — In an age of hospital consolidation, Down East Community Hospital is going it alone. “We don’t want to be part of a larger system right now,” hospital CEO Steve Lail said Monday. For three years, the small, rural hospital has had a strategic affiliation agreement with Northern Light Health System. This allowed the …
HARRINGTON — When Tanner Nichols was born, his parents didn’t know if he would ever walk. Last fall, however, the 5-year-old ran cross-country with the team from Harrington Elementary School, successfully completing half-mile races during meets held in Jonesport. It was not difficult to pick him out of the lineup. He was the boy wearing …
CHERRYFIELD — An animal rescue organization is moving to Cherryfield. Cottontail Cottage Animal Sanctuary, formerly known as Cottontail Cottage Rabbit Rescue, has moved from Lamoine to a new 50-acre property in order to expand its rescue work. The group will soon be able to provide permanent sanctuary to farm animals, senior and special-needs dogs, feral …
MACHIASPORT — State Rep. Will Tuell (R-Machias) isn’t optimistic about the future of the shuttered Downeast Correctional Facility. “This is it. This is the final act in the play,” he said last week after learning the Maine Department of Corrections is not likely to reopen the existing facility and, instead, plans to create a pre-release …
