ELLSWORTH — Legislation designating Hancock and Washington counties as the Downeast Maine National Heritage Area was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Biden Dec. 29.
JONESPORT — Protect Downeast has announced the group will appeal a Nov. 29 Jonesport Planning Board vote to approve the Kingfish Maine aquaculture project.
COLUMBIA FALLS — Town officials in Columbia Falls on Dec. 13 began laying the groundwork for a moratorium on large-scale developments like the proposed Flagpole of Freedom Park, as their attorneys sketched out a timeline that would have voter…
ELLSWORTH — Downeast Community Partners (DCP), the community action program for Hancock and Washington counties, was in the spotlight Dec. 1, when Governor Janet Mills announced $5.4 million in climate investments to protect communities and c…
COLUMBIA FALLS — The development company that wants to build a giant “Flagpole of Freedom” park in Columbia Falls warned last Monday night that a proposed moratorium on major projects in the town could derail the venture.
STEUBEN — The head of bluShift Aerospace anticipates his Brunswick-based startup won’t be able to secure a suitable location in this coastal town to produce and launch into space its satellite-bearing rockets until late next year.
COLUMBIA FALLS — Simeon Allen, vice-chair of the Wild Blueberry Commission of Maine and co-owner of the family farm WR Allen’s Inc., has donated antique canning equipment to the Wild Blueberry Heritage Center. Established in 1912, WR Allen’s …
“This search warrant resulted from an investigation which included undercover buys from the home and is part of a series of investigations with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office targeting drug traffickers in that county,” said Commander …
MACHIAS — Abrahm Malloy of Bar Harbor will soon join the Maine Marine Patrol as an officer in Machias. He was sworn in Monday, Aug. 15, in Augusta and is currently completing the Marine Patrol’s nine-week field officer training program, after which he will begin serving in the Machias patrol…
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 s…
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.
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.
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.
