Calais Middle/High School launches major improvement plan with $150,000 donation
The plan kicked off this month with a Downeast Credit Union donation for a new gym floor.
Bond to support farm and forestry funding will not be on November ballot
Despite efforts in the final days of the session, the bill to bring the bond before voters failed to pass.
Calais teachers question transparency around proposed school schedule change
Faculty members say families should be surveyed before the district considers moving away from the alternating‑day block schedule.
Farm bond falters as small farms in Washington County struggle to survive
The bill has twice failed to secure the two‑thirds majority needed in the House and is now before the Senate for consideration today.
Fidium Fiber confirms broadband in Machiasport, quietly hitting the streets to ‘cover the whole town’ with fiber-optic access
Under a Federal Communications Commission contract to expand broadband in rural Maine, construction is scheduled to begin in June and be completed in October.
Machiasport Planning Board drafting short‑term rental ordinance as officials weigh town’s future as a ‘vacationland’
The ordinance is expected to include a registration process, described as a “first step” in a multistep effort to ensure short‑term rentals have minimal impact on residents.
Bill to provide $45 million in farm funding fails House vote
Machias land stewards who backed the funding measure face growing challenges as its future remains uncertain.