Tom Walsh
Washington County bureau
Tom Walsh, who won numerous state, regional and national awards as a reporter for the Ellsworth American weekly newspaper from 2004-08, is based in the BDN's bureau located at 25 Main St. in Machias. Walsh worked as a science reporter for the Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Gazette from 2001-04 and also taught journalism at the University of Iowa, where he earned his degree in journalism in 1972. He earned a master’s degree in communication studies from Dublin City University in Ireland in 2002.Customs incident over $1.74 duty heading to Canadian federal court
ST. STEPHEN, New Brunswick — A Massachusetts attorney has been at odds with the Canadian government since last August, when she claims she was “bullied” by a New Brunswick border patrol agent who she wants reprimanded. She also wants her record cleared of any border crossing violation that could affect ...
Passamaquoddy chief says public hearing will precede allocation of $11.4 million settlement
Petitions seek equal distribution of funds among tribal members PLEASANT POINT, Maine — Passamaquoddy Tribal Governor and Chief Clayton Cleaves said Wednesday a public hearing will be held before any decision on what’s to become of the proceeds of an $11.4 million lawsuit settlement that the tribe will soon receive ...
Analysis: Washington County had best crime-solving record in 2010, Penobscot and Cumberland at the bottom
MACHIAS, Maine — The latest report by the Maine Department of Public Safety shows law enforcement agencies in Washington County had the state’s best track record for solving crimes in 2010 while Penobscot County had the lowest rate of crime-solving success and Cumberland County had the second-worst. The state’s 2010 ...
A billion bees ‘from away’ are essential to Maine’s wild blueberry crop
DEBLOIS, Maine — The blueberry barrens of Down East Maine are literally buzzing this weekend with anticipation of a bumper crop of wild bush blueberries, given the recent importation of 1 billion honeybees trucked in from away to help ensure a hefty harvest. “No bees, no blueberries,” said David Yarborough, ...
Two jailed after break-ins at pot cultivator’s home in Washington County
MACHIAS, Maine — Two Washington County men remained in custody Wednesday after being charged with breaking into the same residence near Cooper twice within 14 hours earlier in the week. Shots were fired by a resident of the home during the second incident, which occurred at about 11:30 Monday night. ...
Bohemian Mama’s Bakery out of the way and out of the ordinary
ADDISON, Maine — Walking through the door of Bohemian Mama’s Bakery is entering olfactory nirvana. Savoring the aromas that waft from the tiny kitchen where Linda Clouser creates a culinary kaleidoscope of baked treats makes the effort of finding the place worth the search. Hidden away in an old house ...
Dedicated volunteers make excursion railroad a reality in Ellsworth
ELLSWORTH, Maine — Spectacular weather Saturday prompted 22 volunteers to spend all the livelong day working on the railroad. The Down East Scenic Railway will embark later this month upon its second year of offering excursion rides on long-abandoned tracks between Hancock County’s Washington Junction and Ellsworth Falls, just west ...
Machias already planning for its 250th anniversary celebration in 2013
MACHIAS, Maine — It may require a special burn permit to light all the candles, but Machias is already planning next year’s 250th birthday celebration. A broad coalition of community boosters already is hard at work planning an array of special events with most occurring between June 15 and June ...
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The Acadia Hospital picking up the pieces after David Proffitt’s departure
BANGOR, Maine — It has been just more than a year since David Proffitt, the much-maligned former president and CEO of The Acadia Hospital in Bangor, tendered his forced resignation. Ever since, new upper management at the 100-bed psychiatric hospital has been striving to ensure the quality of inpatient and ...
Downeast Coastal Conservancy launches $1.9 million riverfront acquisition project
MACHIAS, Maine — A new campaign being orchestrated by the Machias-based Downeast Coastal Conservancy has its sights set on acquiring 1,020 acres along the Machias and Middle rivers, which surround the community. The “Two Rivers Campaign” has set a goal of raising $1.9 million and is being billed as an ...
Machias to hire an engineer to develop Main Street wheelchair ramp options
MACHIAS, Maine — There is a handicapped parking spot within 10 feet of the Main Street entrance to the Woodwind Gallery & Framers shop in downtown Machias. Within 10 feet of the parking space there is a curb cut to allow wheelchairs and mobility scooters to access the paving brick ...
Fire destroys Gouldsboro barn, kills animals inside
GOULDSBORO, Maine — An early morning fire Monday destroyed the old wooden barn that was the centerpiece of the Darthia Farm on West Bay Road in Gouldsboro, killing the assortment of horses, sheep, pigs, calves and young ducklings and chickens inside. Owner Bill Thayer said he was awakened about 2:30 ...
Petitions to keep Calais nursing home headed to Gov. LePage
CALAIS, Maine — A stack of petitions bearing the names and signatures of as many as 1,800 people will be delivered Friday to the office of Gov. Paul LePage in an effort to preclude the proposed closure of the Atlantic Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, which is the only licensed nursing ...
Milbridge voters approve new town office building again
MILBRIDGE, Maine — Voters at a special town meeting Monday gave a second green light to tear down the existing town office building and an adjacent meeting hall and to replace them with a new structure that would house the town office, the Police Department, the public library and the ...
Hundreds in line for free dental care this week in Machias
MACHIAS, Maine — On Monday school kids were arriving by the busload. On Tuesday both children and adults were lined up at 8:30 a.m. in front of the Lee Pellon Event Center on Main Street in Machias, where all this week volunteers from the New York University College of Dentistry ...
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Coyote lunges for turkey on opening day, bites a hunter instead
MACHIAS, Maine — Opening day of turkey season turned out to be a bit more than Bill Robinson had in mind Monday when he set out his decoy at dawn’s first light. “I’ll never forget looking up and seeing a jaw full of teeth coming at me,” Robinson said Tuesday, ...
Down East Community Hospital, union settle on new three-year contract
MACHIAS, Maine — After months of sometimes contentious negotiations and public posturing, Down East Community Hospital has reached a new three-year contract with a Maine State Nurses Association bargaining unit that includes 60 nurses and technical staff in the radiology, clinical laboratory and cardiopulmonary departments. The 25-bed hospital and the ...
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Commission’s approval of tidal energy could boost Washington County economy
EASTPORT, Maine — The Maine Public Utilities Commission’s authorization this week to have Maine’s three investor-owned utilities negotiate long-term contracts for the electricity to be produced by a bank of underwater turbines now under construction in Eastport will help to boost a sagging local economy. Portland-based Ocean Renewable Power Company ...
Calais physician reprimanded for pain medication prescription practices
CALAIS, Maine — Dr. John S. Tkach, an internal medicine specialist who was affiliated with the Calais Regional Medical Services’ Rural Health Clinic, has been reprimanded by the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine and ordered to stop prescribing controlled substances for the treatment of chronic pain. According to Dee ...
Busy restaurant season ahead for Winter Harbor
WINTER HARBOR, Maine — For many years, it’s been culinary feast or famine in the seaside Hancock County community of Winter Harbor. This summer it appears it will be feast. Plans are in the works to reopen the long-mothballed Mama Boy’s Bistro restaurant in Winter Harbor, which has been sitting ...
Glenburn art teacher killed in Friday morning collision in Bangor
Harvard student asked to leave bar for ‘bad behavior,’ not drunkenness
LePage blasts teachers union for endorsing same-sex marriage question
Reporting crime
A people’s revolt in Bar Harbor
Old Town football coach steps down
Perakslis helps UMaine beat Albany; Binghamton next in America East tournament
Orono baseball shuts out archrival Old Town for ninth straight victory
Stony Brook knocks out UMaine to win America East tournament
Aroostook businessman expands company out of home with hit mobile app 7 Little Words
Former CEO of MaineToday Media Richard Connor sued over $250,000 in loans
Small idea launches major project in Hampden
Diversity predicts export success, MIT professor tells Maine audience
New, old methods combine to deter scrap metal thefts in Aroostook
Gary Allan talks with the BDN leading up to Bangor concert
Out of the ashes, Central Street’s garden grows
Mid Coast Actor’s Studio provides new forum for classic plays
Signs lead artist to opportunity
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