Joyce Kryszak

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As a freelance contributor to The Maine Monitor, Joyce Kryszak writes stories crucial to the people of the remarkable, rural, coastal community known as Washington County. She also contributes to the Downeast Monitor newsletter.

A Buffalo, New York transplant, Joyce previously reported for NPR and its affiliates, Voice of America, New England News Collaborative, The Environment Report, Native Voice, Buffalo News, and Down East Magazine.

Her in-depth reporting on government, social justice, cultural affairs, and the environment earned her an Edward R. Murrow Regional Award, dozens of Associated Press awards, and Maine Press Association awards.

Joyce, her husband, Alan, and their Great Pyrenees, Kashmir, live, work, and hike all over Downeast Maine. She lives in East Machias.

Contact Joyce with questions, concerns or story ideas: joyce@themainemonitor.org

Language(s) Spoken: English

A trio of panelists at the Sunrise Economic Council summit.

Statewide initiative recruits employers to combat substance use disorder with innovative workplace program

The goal is to create supportive workplace cultures for employees in recovery by connecting employers to resources, services, and training.

ByJoyce Kryszak

December 9, 2023

Orange traffic cones line Route 1 in Machias.

Construction on temporary Machias bridge to start after Thanksgiving, state says

Riverfront property owners are relieved, but others raise environmental concerns.

ByJoyce Kryszak

November 11, 2023

A causeway in Machias that runs over a river.

MaineDOT closes part of Machias dike, changing plans

A temporary bridge will be constructed to maintain traffic flow, though no specific timelines are known.

ByJoyce Kryszak

November 7, 2023

Three female panelists sit in chairs on stage.

Washington County panel ponders how to keep young workforce home

Economic and social problems have led to an exodus that organizations are striving to counter.

ByJoyce Kryszak

October 28, 2023

A property identification sign at the entrance of the Machias Valley Airport.

Construction for life-saving runway in Machias may soon take flight

Plans have begun for a project designed to help those in emergency situations, but total funding still has to be procured.

ByJoyce Kryszak

October 21, 2023

Jamie and Aura Moore pose for a photo in their home.

A rural family is doing what has to be done, one gig job at a time

A Washington County couple, like so many others Downeast, loves what they do, but always with one eye on their finances.

ByJoyce Kryszak

October 7, 2023

Young people on canoes in Reynolds Brook Marsh near Whiting, Maine.

Cobscook Shores adds 25-acre Pembroke parcel to its holdings

The organization has created an extensive waterfront park system, but some fear a loss of local tax revenue will affect small communities.

ByDavid Dahl Joyce Kryszak

September 16, 2023