PERRY, Maine – Two churches – one in Bangor and the other in this small community – may be miles apart geographically, but are close in Christian spirit. At a recent meeting at the Perry Congregational Church on Shore Road, church members agreed to allocate their mission giving and become …
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Eastport plans celebration for Fourth of July
Organizers are planning a celebration for this year’s Fourth of July and Old Home Week.
The U.S. Coast Guard’s 110-foot Jefferson Island Class patrol boat will be in port, …
Rebuilding Fort Sullivan
EASTPORT | The former powder house in what was once a British-held fort has seen a lot of years since it was built in the 1800s, and today it is just a shell of itself.
Calais Fire-EMS starts service 2 weeks early
The city kicked off its ambulance service two weeks ahead of schedule and, according to city officials, it has been a huge success. Calais Fire-EMS had its first run on June 14. On Thursday, Calais City Manager Diane Barnes credited her staff for getting the service up …
Uncertainty marks Domtar startup
BAILEYVILLE | The rumble of machinery was coming from the pulp mill early Wednesday morning as boiler stacks billowed and workers, some smiling, headed into the plant after a layoff of more …
Calais gears up for bicentennial celebration
The city turns 200 this year and a bang-up birthday party has been planned.
Boy rides bike into side of pickup in Eastport
A 15-year-old boy riding a bicycle was injured Sunday after he apparently ran through a stop sign and smashed into the side of a pickup truck.
The incident happened around 1 …
Coast Guard uses Facebook to close a case
DENNYSVILLE | Coast Guard Sector Northern New England early Sunday morning was ready to launch a search for a missing fisherman out of Cobscook Bay State Park, when the Facebook Web site …
$350,000 to help restore Machiasport landmark
A $350,000 Community Development Block Grant means that the $1.1 million restoration of the town’s historic Liberty Hall can move forward.
Cow moose collides with Shead High team bus
TOWNSHIP 31 | The Shead High School boys baseball team received a jolt late Tuesday night when the bus they were riding in was struck by an inattentive moose.
Princeton woman, 77, escorts armed intruder from home at gunpoint
PORTLAND | Some parents are calling for a review of commencement policies after disruptions marred the traditional pomp and circumstance at Bonny Eagle High School’s graduation.
Woman charged with theft of $30,000
MACHIAS | A 46-year-old Lubec woman allegedly has stolen nearly $30,000 from an East Machias gasoline station and convenience store, Sheriff Donnie Smith said Wednesday.
Domtar to restart pulp mill
BAILEYVILLE | Domtar Corp. is reopening its pulp mill in eastern Maine this month just seven weeks after shutting it down indefinitely because of weak global demand for pulp, high inventory levels …
Community college program to aid students
CALAIS | There may be little excuse not to attend college — community college, that is — now that the Maine Community College System has introduced its Graduation Protection Assurance program. The program will cover the cost of tuition and fees for eligible full-time dependent students whose parents recently …
OSHA cites Domtar for safety violations
BAILEYVILLE | Montreal-based Domtar Inc. faces $107,000 in fines after the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited the company for 29 alleged serious violations of safety standards at its pulp mill in this Washington County town, federal officials said in a press release Tuesday. Domtar …
Machias voters cut budget
Voters took more than two hours Wednesday to cut about $15,000 from the town’s 2009-10 budget. About 60 of the town’s 1,700 residents attended the meeting. Most of the cuts will come from employee cost-of-living increases and salaries. The proposed total town and school budget was more …
Three charged in burglaries appear in court
MACHIAS | Three people accused as accomplices in a string of burglaries and thefts that stretched from Lubec to Machias appeared in Washington County Superior Court on Thursday. Jessica Moore, 24, and Ashley Paquette, 19, both of Machias, and Kristopher Preston, 22, of Roque Bluffs each were charged with …
Whiting investigation yields marijuana cultivation charge
Maine Drug Enforcement agents assigned to the Down East District Task Force following a tip found about 50 marijuana plants growing in a wooded area last month and arrested a Lubec man on charges of cultivating the plants.
Machias voters fill municipal positions
Danny Manchester and Glenn Davis walked away with the two seats on the Board of Selectmen that were up for grabs in the town’s municipal election Tuesday.
Arrests made in Washington County burglaries
MACHIAS | Inside information and good police work helped the Washington County Sheriff’s Department and other police agencies crack several burglary and theft cases that stretched from Lubec to Machias, Sheriff Donnie Smith said Wednesday.
Camden recovery volunteer ‘shocked’ by governor’s barb
Hibachi restaurant plans to open in Bangor
Scrooge McDuck versus mac and cheese? Mainers react to presidential debate.
Man fatally shot in his Biddeford apartment
Maine needs more people ‘from away,’ so it needs an attitude change
Donald Trump proved in the debate how little he cares for the rest of us
I used to earn a fair paycheck in a paper mill. Now I struggle to get by on $10 per hour.
Maine’s economy needs engineers, and Maine’s young people need great engineering jobs
Background checks are the best way to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people
Bangor coach enshrined in New England AAU Hall of Fame
Boetsch to fight on UFC card that features McGregor
Palmer made handful of Maine appearances during legendary career
UMaine senior star is running down a dream
Top-five foes headline UMaine men’s hockey TV schedule
See where Maine donors gave the most to Trump, Clinton
Feelings of not belonging in Maine are real
Crossroads of cuisines spices up the menu at Sri Lankan restaurant
On the farm at Bowdoin College, education grows organically
Portland food lab opens tasting room
Four reasons older Mainers should get a flu vaccine now