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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 …Machias · Machias Read Article

‘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…Machias · Machias Read Article

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…Machias · Machias Read Article

Washington County High- and Low-Rope Challenge Course Free to the Public

Every Tuesday and Wednesday through August, Maine Seacoast Mission welcomes the public to enjoy its new high- and low-ropes challenge course. Located at the Mission Downeast Campus at 6 Weald Bethel Lane in Cherryfield, the course will be open from 4 to 6 p.m. on August 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, and 27. This event is free and open to all ages. Around the CountyClick here to log in httpw://www.calais.news.com/user or Login with Facebook or Subscr…Cherryfield · Cherryfield Read Article

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Wildfire in Baileyville about 25 percent contained, high temperatures challenge crews

BAILEYVILLE— A wildfire burning near Baileyville is about 25 percent contained as of Monday night, but crews say the biggest challenge isn’t the flames — it’s the dangerously high temperatures.Wildfires · Baileyville Read Article

Washington County man dies in helicopter crash

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Sea to return to work next Monday

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

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

Bureau of Motor Vehicles Warns of New Text Scam

Washington County High- and Low-Rope Challenge Course Free to the Public

Death notices week of Aug. 14

Wildfire in Baileyville about 25 percent contained, high temperatures challenge crews

Washington County man dies in helicopter crash

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Sea to return to work next Monday

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

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

Bureau of Motor Vehicles Warns of New Text Scam

Washington County High- and Low-Rope Challenge Course Free to the Public

Death notices week of Aug. 14

Wildfire in Baileyville about 25 percent contained, high temperatures challenge crews

Washington County man dies in helicopter crash