On the eve of a weather event promising to bring high winds and waters, a group of stakeholders convened in Machias to discuss strategies for mitigating storm damage and to share resources that have ...

The connection between Santa and fire departments is historically strong -- and not just because both are tied to chimneys and have modes of transportation colored bright red. While communities around ...

With the opening of the scallop season in Cobscook Bay on December 2, fishermen are seeing the highest prices ever for their catches, which have been good, and more draggers in the bay than during the ...

A lengthy process with no surplus Early in the meeting, Chris Gardner, chair of the Washington County commissioners, explained that what the county has typically done in the past was lessen the tax ...

Dike solution delayed indefinitely The new $2 million temporary structure will span the inoperable gated culvert section of the Route 1 dike in Machias and be paid for exclusively from state funds.

Last winter a temporary bridge was installed over a portion of the Machias dike harboring a failing baffle system that for more than 100 years has regulated the flow of water between Middle River, ...

A listening session focused around the sardine industry was hosted by the Penobscot Marine Museum on November 12 at the Lubec Community Outreach Center. Those invited were any who had participated in ...