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Machias Bay Chamber of Commerce Seeks Solution to Fund Roof, Other Repairs at Station 1898

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Machias Bay Chamber of Commerce Seeks Solution to Fund Roof, Other Repairs at Station 1898

By Paul Sylvain Station 1898 — the old repurposed railroad station near the dike and Lee/Pellon Event Center — has served as home to the Machias Bay Area Chamber of Commerce since the chamber signed a 100-year lease with the town for one dollar. In return, the Chamber agreed to maintain the building and allow its use for community events several times a year.MachiasClick here to log in https://machiasnews.com/user or Login with Facebook or Subsc…Read Article

Machiasport School, Municipal Warrant Passes Quietly

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Machiasport School, Municipal Warrant Passes Quietly

By Paul Sylvain Town meetings — even the monthly selectboard meetings, which are separate from voting by the general public — in Machiasport have a reputation for being unpredictable. Sometimes quiet, often fiery, they seldom disappoint anyone who attends them regularly. The town’s 49-article warrant for its June 23 annual town meeting certainly appeared benign on the surface. Ultimately, voters dispensed with the 2025-‘26 spending package, with…Read Article

Cherryfield’s Fred Kneeland Jr. Joining Notable List of Downeasters in Maine’s Baseball Hall of Fame

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Cherryfield’s Fred Kneeland Jr. Joining Notable List of Downeasters in Maine’s Baseball Hall of Fame

By Phil Stuart Fred Kneeland Jr. of Cherryfield will be inducted into the Maine Baseball Hall of Fame on Oct. 26 in Portland. Freddie follows in the footsteps of Addison’s Dickie Norton who was inducted in 2023 and joins a surprising number of Downeasters selected for that honor. Kneeland becomes the 16th Washington County resident to enter the Hall of Fame and the second from Cherryfield, joining major leaguer Carlton Willey, who was in the in…Read Article

Machias 12U Softball All Stars to Playfor District Championship

By Will Tuell It was an up-and-down week for fans of Machias Area Little League softball as the area’s 12U squad won three straight games to earn a berth in the Downeast-Acadia district championship this week. While Happy Gardner award winner Sarah Hennesey and her teammates found themselves in an enviable position to qualify for the state tournament, things were not quite so rosy for Machias’s 10U softball squad, who were bounced from their dou…Little League · Machias Read Article

Machias Shifts Fire Dispatching to County RCC

Selectboard OKs Extrication Suits, Explosive-Gas Meter Purchase By Paul Sylvain Changes a-plenty are happening at the Machias Fire Department, with the town’s selectboard addressing several of them at its June 25 meeting, beginning with a change in dispatching fire calls.MachiasClick here to log in https://machiasnews.com/user or Login with Facebook or Subscribe now: https://www.machiasnews.com/subcatalogMachias · Machias Read Article

4th of July Parade 1919 Calais

Grand Army of the Republic veterans were prominent in all patriotic celebrations, for many years walking in parades in full dress uniform. By 1919, most were deservedly chauffeured in the nicest cars the town could offer. The gent in the first car fought at the battles of Pittsburgh Heights, Seven Pines, and Appomattox. We wonder if there were any veterans still living in 1919 from the Battle of Marye’s Heights where Calais lost Captain Haycock …Calais, Maine · Calais Read Article

Dr. Susan Luthin Joins Baileyville Medical Center

Calais Community Hospital is pleased to welcome Dr. Susan Luthin, Family Physician. Dr. Luthin will staff the new Baileyville Medical Center, scheduled to open in September. Dr. Luthin earned her undergraduate degree at the University of Maine, Orono, and her medical degree from the University of Vermont College of Medicine. She brings 35 years of family medicine experience. While her work as a family medicine physician has her caring for ever…Calais, Maine · Calais Read Article

Emily Doten Named 2025 NAC Woman of the Year Finalist

Emily Doten, a Calais High School alumna and a 2024 graduate of Husson University, where she was a standout on the women’s tennis team, is one of eight finalists for the 2025 North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Woman of the Year award. A Health Science major with a 3.99 GPA and Doctor of Pharmacy degree (3.98 GPA), Doten was a four-year tennis player, earning multiple all-conference honors and serving as team captain for three years. She helped lead…Calais, Maine · Calais Read Article

Book and bake sale planned, help needed

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STEUBEN — A book and bake sale will take place at the Henry D. Moore Library and Community Center on Thursday, July 10, from 9 a.m. to noon.Baking · Steuben Read Article

Former Down East town clerk gets 12 months for embezzling $111K

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A former town clerk in Danforth who pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $111,000 was sentenced Tuesday to serve a year in state prison. Leta F. Lee, 64, of Reed Plantation, worked for Danforth as town clerk for four years, from 2012 to 2016, when she quit after town officials confronted her over money that had gone missing. She was indicted in 2022 on a felony theft charge and pleaded guilty to that charge in May of this year, according to th…Danforth · Danforth Read Article

Area sees uncommon June heat wave

WASHINGTON COUNTY — This area is seeing an uncommon heat wave for the month of June. According to Washington County Emergency Management Agency Deputy Director Darrah Sabo, while the current heat wave of three or more days at 95 degrees or hotter isn’t as intense as some historic heat waves, its duration is somewhat more rare for the month of June. Sabo said that Wednesday marked day five of over 95 degrees in the area and there have been 68 suc…Heatwaves · Washington County Read Article