Ten counties in central and western Maine sustained more than $20 million in public infrastructure damage when a powerful storm on Dec. 18 brought historic flooding and widespread power outages to the state.
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Washington County man killed Saturday in 2-vehicle crash in Sullivan
A second person was injured and transported to a hospital by LifeFlight.
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Maine State Police end patrols in Washington County, leaving communities scrambling
Dozens of vacancies and a policy of troopers being reassigned to speciality units creates a rural policing void.
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‘He was bigger than life’: Family of missing lobsterman plans memorial
The family of Tylar Michaud, 18, knows he is gone even as the search continues, and say it is now time to celebrate his life.
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Inmate who left Machias work release site back in custody
James Berube was taken back into custody following a seven-hour standoff with police, according to the Maine Department of Corrections.
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In Washington County, getting from here to there isn’t so simple
The far-flung county with high poverty rates is searching for solutions to a lack of a comprehensive public transportation system.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Residents near Cutler Navy base struggle with ‘forever chemicals’ in water
Many living near the base are receiving bottled water from the government.
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After spectacular fireball, the hunt is on for meteorites in Washington County
The Maine Mineral and Gem Museum is offering a $25,000 reward for the first meteorite recovered after Doppler radar captured them falling to Earth on Saturday morning.
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Can a town just dissolve? Dennysville considers de-organizing
Fifty-three towns across Maine, including 11 in Washington County, have reverted to unorganized status.
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Maine home sales fell again in August, while prices rose, but market may be leveling off
The number of sales fell by double digits, and the median sale price increased by about the same percentage. Mortgage rates are climbing and could be a wild card.