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Machias Planning Board Revisits, Approves Sinclair Development Corp.’s Self-Storage Project

By Paul Sylvain If time is money, the long-delayed work on Sinclair Development Corporation’s self-storage facility on Dublin Street, Machias, must have cost owner Randy Sinclair a fortune in lost revenue and legal fees. Halted for the past nine months following the discovery of numerous critical violations to the permit originally approved by the town’s planning board on March 1, 2023, Sinclair received the planning board’s blessing on Aug. 6 …Read Article

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‘From Sunrise to Sunset’ Area Churches Share the Wonder of Christ in Annual Bible School

By Will Tuell Depending on the day, anywhere between 150 and 175 children, aged 4 to 12, flocked to Larrabee Baptist Church in Machiasport last week for what has become the pre-eminent Vacation Bible School, or VBS, in Downeast Maine. From a numbers standpoint, the school, organized by several area evangelical churches in the greater Machias area, was a success. MachiasClick here to log in https://machiasnews.com/user or Login with Facebook or S…Read Article

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Bureau of Motor Vehicles Warns of New Text Scam

By Will Tuell Maine’s Bureau of Motor Vehicles is warning of a deceptive new scam designed to steal your most personal data, and it is circulating locally. On Saturday, Aug. 9, both publisher Pierre Little and correspondent Paul Sylvain received the text pictured, in which unnamed officials from the “Department of Motor Vehicles” urged them to pay a supposedly outstanding traffic ticket or lose their driver’s license for 30 days, be subject to i…Read Article

Maine Business and Consumer Court Sides with Machiasport in Eminent Domain Case

Judge Finds ‘Free’ Upland Easement Road Offer Anything but, Instead More Costly, Complex By Paul Sylvain The eminent domain portion of a years-long lawsuit against the town of Machiasport by Starboard district property owners Carmine and Christine DeFalco, and their neighbor, Paula and her late husband Michael Aschettino, was decided in favor of the town, in a highly detailed, 17-page ruling issued July 30, by Maine Business and Consumer Court J…Machias · Machias Read Article

Clear as Mud — Machiasport Clammers, Clam Committee, Select Board at Odds over Faas Clamming License Application

By Paul Sylvain It’s still anybody’s guess whether the Town of Machiasport will grant Kenny Faas a resident clamming license, even after the select board’s members revisited the question on July 28, and following a non-binding vote three nights later by the town’s “clam committee”, as the shellfish conservation committee is referred to locally.MachiasClick here to log in https://machiasnews.com/user or Login with Facebook or Subscribe now: https…Machias · Machias Read Article

Jonesport SB Talk Roads, Buildings

By Nancy Beal Roads and buildings dominated the Jonesport select board’s July 30 meeting, held prior to that evening’s special town meeting to elect a new select board member to fill out the remainder of outgoing selectman Logan Alley’s term.MachiasClick here to log in https://machiasnews.com/user or Login with Facebook or Subscribe now: https://www.machiasnews.com/subcatalogMachias · Machias Read Article

In Excellent ‘SHAPE’ — Maine Veterans’ Home Machias Receives State Labor Safety and Health Award

By Paul Sylvain What’s in a name? Quite a lot, especially if it’s an award that recognizes public sector employers “who maintain an exemplary safety and health management system, reflecting a strong commitment to workplace safety.” And it is especially noteworthy when the award’s recipient is entrusted with the assisted living needs and care of up to 30 proud military veterans who served our great nation, oftentimes during periods of conflict, s…Machias · Machias Read Article

The Making of an Economist

by Jonathan Reisman Economists were invented to make weather forecasters and astrologers look good. An economist is a trained professional paid to guess wrong about the economy. How many economists are needed to run a country? It doesn't matter, because nobody listens to them. What do you get when you cross an economist with a Mafia godfather? An offer you can’t understand.Editorial OpinionMachias · Machias Read Article

Porter Memorial Library News

Join us from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 9, for the Walking Tour of Historic Machias Architecture with Porter Memorial Library Board President Allison Paprock. This tour is supported by a Revitalize ME grant from Maine Downtown Center, in partnership with the Maine Historic Preservation Commission. The library building and Last Page Honesty Bookstore will be closed Aug. 14-16 during our annual book sale. The book sale will be held indoors, at t…Machias · Machias Read Article

Machias Little League team’s historic state title made ‘huge’ impact on community

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The Machias Area Little League All-Stars created a lasting memory for their Washington County community by becoming the first team from the town to win a state championship. Even though Machias lost both games at the four-team New England Region Tournament in Bristol, Connecticut, to Massachusetts champ Braintree American (15-0) and New Hampshire titlist Bedford Little League (11-3), it doesn’t diminish the positive impact it had on its communit…Machias · Machias Read Article

‘Hometown heroes’ from Machias on doorstep of Little League World Series

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For the first time, a team from Machias is representing Maine in the Little League New England Region tournament. The Down East team hosted and won the state tournament last week and earned a spot in the four-team regional competition in Bristol, Connecticut. That double-elimination regional action gets under way on Saturday. The winner advances to the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. “We are beyond proud to announce tha…Little League · Machias Read Article

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