Down East
Second coed sues Machias police, town over officer’s ‘malicious, reckless’ conduct
MACHIAS, Maine — For the second time in less than two weeks, a former University of Maine coed has filed a federal lawsuit against the town of Machias, its police chief and former police officer Richard Strout. Sarah Cotton, 24, of Columbia Falls alleges Strout violated her rights in May ...
Christmas is already in sight for three Down East holiday manufacturers
MILBRIDGE, Maine — Heads up! There are only 200 shopping days left until Christmas. While that insight may not having you rushing to the mall, it’s a big-deal reality for three Washington County businesses that rely on the buying frenzy that surrounds Christmas each year to either make or break ...
Five-year-old killed in at-home vehicle accident in Charlotte
CHARLOTTE, Maine — Five-year-old Trent James was killed Sunday when he was struck at his Ayers Junction Road home by a vehicle being backed up by his father, Calvin James. According to the Washington County Sheriff’s Department, Deputy Ryan Allen responded to a call from the Calais Regional Hospital, where ...
Schedule of events on Memorial Day
on May 26, 2013, at 3:52 p.m.
AROOSTOOK COUNTY Prayer services will be held on Memorial Day at Catholic cemeteries in Aroostook County as follows: 9:30 a.m. Old Holy Rosary Cemetery, Caribou; 10 a.m. New Holy Rosary Cemetery, Caribou; 9 a.m. St. Mary’s Cemetery, Houlton; 9 a.m. St. Mary’s Cemetery, Presque Isle; 1 p.m. Northern Maine Veterans ...
Honey bees in Maine
Colony Collapse Disorder is still effecting a very large number of bees in Maine. Thousands of hives are trucked to the state each year since 2006 to help the proper pollination of fruit crop in Maine.
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Hired bees play major role in Maine blueberry industry
DEBLOIS, Maine — The continuing stretch of cold and wet weather has left billions of honeybees trucked into Down East Maine to pollinate the wild blueberry crop hunkered down in their hives for warmth instead of jump-starting the growing season. Some 14,000 bee hives were recently placed across the thousands ...
Eastport twin sisters become moms on the same day
EASTPORT, Maine — Erica and Tashina Ackley are twins who not only share a birthday, but, as of Friday, share the birth days of their first babies. The two sisters, who will be 22 this week, delivered only hours apart Friday morning at Down East Community Hospital in Machias. Tashina ...
Days are numbered for Gouldsboro’s iconic hardware store
GOULDSBORO, Maine — Enough. It’s been 42 years since Dave Seward bought a hardware store sight-unseen on a handshake, using money begged and borrowed from family and friends. On the last day of August, Seward will lock the door and walk away from Anderson Marine and Hardware on Route 1 ...
Machias business to rev up airport services
MACHIAS, Maine — A local pilot has established a new business, Take Flight, that will be providing gasoline service, transportation for pilots, contract maintenance and general aircraft assistance at the Machias Valley Airport — services that have been nonexistent here for more than a decade. Michael St. Louis, former chief ...
Memorial Day Weekend events
on May 23, 2013, at 6:43 p.m.
AROOSTOOK COUNTY Prayer services will be held at 12 Catholic cemeteries in Aroostook County over Memorial Day weekend, May 25-27, as follows: 11:30 a.m. May 26, St. Mark’s Cemetery, Ashland; 9:30 a.m. May 27, Old Holy Rosary Cemetery, Caribou; 10 a.m. May 27, New Holy Rosary Cemetery, Caribou; noon May ...
Maine supreme court tells lower court judge to dismiss Ralph Nader lawsuit over 2004 election
PORTLAND, Maine — The Maine Supreme Judicial Court on Thursday ordered that Ralph Nader’s lawsuit against the Maine Democratic Party over petitioning activities in the 2004 presidential election be dismissed as frivolous. The 15-page decision was unanimous. The justices heard oral arguments in the case on April 10. “Because we ...
David Mitchell nominated as District Court judge in Washington County
AUGUSTA, Maine — David J. Mitchell, a Calais attorney, was nominated Wednesday by Gov. Paul LePage to replace retiring District Court Judge John V. Romei. Romei will retire in June after 21 years on the bench and more than 30 years as a lawyer, according to a previously published report. ...
Fired Washington County jail clerk awarded unemployment benefits because purchases followed ‘prevailing practice’
MACHIAS, Maine — The former clerk of the Washington County jail who was fired for misuse of jail inmate funds was merely following “prevailing practice,” according to a Maine Department of Labor hearing officer. The officer also ruled last week, after an all-day unemployment compensation hearing, that Karina Richardson, 50, ...
Maine at War
There was standing room only for the heroes of Chancellorsville
By Brian Swartz, Special Sections Editor on May 22, 2013, at 9:01 a.m.
“Through smoke and fire and shot and shell, unto the very walls of hell, we did stand and we did stay, in that Virginia field so far away”: Thus does a paraphrased verse from John Tam’s “Over the Hills and Far Away” describe the fate that befell the valiant heroes ...
Washington County woman creates user-friendly computer program for farmers, fishermen
MACHIAS, Maine — Susan Corbett of Axiom Technologies, referred to as the “Internet goddess” of Washington County, is hosting a party this week to celebrate reaching one major milestone and the launch of another. The event will mark the end of a grant that allowed her company to develop a ...
Cherryfield voters overwhelmingly approve withdrawal from RSU 37
CHERRYFIELD, Maine — Voters in Cherryfield overwhelmingly approved their town’s withdrawal from RSU 37 on Tuesday. Town Clerk Mona West explained Thursday that the withdrawal needed to be approved by a two-thirds margin but was actually approved by 88 percent of those voting. The final tally was 259 for withdrawal ...
Machias judge to retire after 21 years
MACHIAS, Maine — “It has been a privilege to be a judge,” Machias District Court Judge John V. Romei said recently, looking ahead to his retirement from the bench. “Just the thought that people would have enough trust in me to make such important decisions is truly humbling.” Romei will ...
Wardens recover body of man involved in boat crash on West Grand Lake
GRAND LAKE STREAM, Maine — Personnel from the Maine Warden Service have recovered the body of a man who was ejected from his boat Wednesday afternoon when it collided with another boat on West Grand Lake. Vincent J. Bartolomeo, 65, of Old Orchard Beach and Concord, Mass., was found in ...
Commencements at Maine colleges and universities, May 18-June 8, 2013
on May 16, 2013, at 5:49 p.m.
University of Maine at Machias MACHIAS, Maine — The University of Maine at Machias will celebrate its 102nd commencement ceremony at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 18, at the Frederic A. Reynolds Center. Jim Thompson, a retired journalist and communications specialist, will deliver the commencement address and will be given the ...
East Machias man indicted for manslaughter in 2012 fatal crash
MACHIAS, Maine — An East Machias man who was the driver in a fatal crash that killed Francis Finn, 16, of Whiting in February 2012 was indicted this week on charges of manslaughter, reckless conduct and driving to endanger. Finn was a passenger in a pickup truck driven by Aaron ...
LePage speaks frankly to Dirigo Girls State delegates
Orono man enters not guilty pleas in Cable kidnapping, murder
Handful of Republicans being pressured to override LePage Medicaid veto
LePage fails to surprise on Medicaid expansion
We don’t understand female politicians
The cost of requiring more renewable power
Maine Sports Hall of Fame revokes Dana Wilson’s 2012 induction
American Lung Association retires number of cyclist killed in Trek Across Maine
Retiring Hermon High School athletic administrator Soucy maintains love of sports
Pats’ Hernandez questioned in homicide case
Midcoast multibajillionaire knows what her husband is doing before he does it
The Esther II: A father’s boat, a son’s heart
