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Main St. clean up in Baileyville

Come on out Tuesday afternoon May 28th at 4:30 and give the police department a hand mowing, weeding and just a general clean up along ...
Twin sisters Erica (left) and Tashina Ackley of Eastport both gave birth Friday to their first child, delivering the newborn cousins just hours apart at Down East Community Hospital in Machias.

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 ...
Dave Seward plans to pull the plug in August on Anderson Marine and Hardware in Gouldsboro, a tiny hardware store that he has overseen six days a week for 42 years.

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 ...

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Opening Day at Catherine Hill Winery

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A small plane leaves Machias Valley Airport in this June 2011 file photo.

Machias business to rev up airport services

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Bunny Barn Open This Saturday!

Memorial Day Weekend events

AROOSTOOK COUNTY Prayer services will be held at 12 Catholic ...
Lawyer David Mitchell works in his Calais office recently.

David Mitchell nominated as District Court judge in Washington County

Cpt. Robert Gross (foreground), the Washington County Jail administrator, and Sgt. Karina Richardson, the jail’s clerk, listen to testimony on Jan. 17 during a hearing before the Washington County commissioners.

Fired Washington County jail clerk awarded unemployment benefits because purchases followed ‘prevailing practice’

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Machias Savings Bank pledges $50,000 to Two Rivers Campaign

Machias, Maine – The Two Rivers Campaign led by Machias-based ...
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Joseph Cassidy nominated to be WCCC president

 AUGUSTA, Maine — Joseph Cassidy, an attorney and former elementary ...
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Andrew Laslie

BHMH Trustee Laslie appointed to EMHS audit/compliance committee

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Paint Machias Day set for June 15

MACHIAS, Maine — The Machias 250th Birthday Celebration is calling ...
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Whittle-a-Warbler Workshop at the Gilley Museum June 1st

As warblers flit around the blossoming trees, capturing early-emerging insects, ...
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Sitting on the Top of the World

Sitting on the Top of the World

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Louisa Beal, Valedictorian

2013 honor parts for Jonesport-Beals High School

Susan Corbett, founder of Axiom Technolgies

Washington County woman creates user-friendly computer program for farmers, fishermen

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CCLC obtains $1.2 million grant for Heartwood Lodge

The Cobscook Community Learning Center received great news last week ...
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Eastport Health Care Part of Pilot Project to Revolutionize Health Care Down East

EASTPORT _ A medical team approach to a patient’s health ...
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Down East Sports

Garet Beal

Jonesport-Beals basketball standout Garet Beal named Parade All-American

JONESPORT, Maine — Garet Beal has won just about every individual postseason award available to a Maine high school basketball player, and this week the ...
  • First Bay of Fundy International Marathon on June 23 gains Boston qualifier status
  • Eastport teen notches first ‘Bandolero’ racing victory
  • Defense provides base for Calais softball success
  • Calais softball coach gets 300th win, wants focus to be about players

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    Author and illustrator to share story at the Ellsworth Public Library
    ELLSWORTH, Maine — Sue Fox’s “Eclectic Artist Expressions” will be on display in the Riverview room at the Ellsworth Public Library from June 1st to ...
     
    Cobscook Community Learning Center Receives $1.2 Million Grant in Support of Heartwood Lodge
    The Cobscook Community Learning Center received great news last week when word of an anonymous $1.2 million grant came through the door. This funding propels ...
     
    Lee Lingley Memorial Poker Run Set
    Memorial Poker Run planned Come one come all to the first Lee Lingley Memorial Poker Run, scheduled for June 2, 2013 from 9am to 3pm. ...
     
    Sheesham and Lotus & Son Perform LIVE in Bar Harbor
      Sheesham and Lotus & Son High Time Rag Time High Steppin’ Music Perform LIVE at Rupununi an American bar & grill Bar Harbor Maine, ...
     
    Author Linda Greenlaw to speak at Hancock County Planning Commission annual meeting
    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: May 6, 2013 CONTACT PERSON: Thomas Martin, Executive Director TELEPHONE NUMBER: 667-7131 FAX NUMBER: 667-2099 E-MAIL: tmartin@hcpcme.org Linda Greenlaw, America’s only ...