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 …
MACHIAS — This year, several people crossed the border from Canada to take advantage of the annual free dental clinic in Machias. Although Canada offers universal health care, apparently dental is not included, said Jen Wood, dental program assistant with the Washington County Children’s Program, which runs the clinic. Of course, most clients came from …
MACHIAS — The Maine State Police charged a Machiasport man with impaired driving Sunday. Sgt. Jeff Ingemi arrested Jordan Thomas, 26, on a charge of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant. An accident in Jonesport April 11 led to a charge for the motorist. Trooper Dana Austin summoned Leanne Hazelton, …
STEUBEN — Steuben resident Janet Robinson doesn’t want to see anyone suffer, especially those on four legs. As such, she is working on founding an organization called Animal Lives Matter Also, or ALMA, the purpose of which would be to promote humane and effective methods of managing colonies of free-roaming or feral cats. “There are …
