Demand for heating fuel is high in Washington County as households contend with rising costs for their essentials. Applications for the Low Income Heating Assistance Program (LIHEAP) are up more than ...

The residents of Washington and Charlotte counties are feeling multiple expense pressures with the rising cost of groceries and utilities driving new clients to food pantries and assistance lines.

Washington County legislators are revisiting some issues that they previously have been thwarted in getting enacted by the legislature, including increasing rural law enforcement coverage and having a ...

The Maine Fire Marshal's Office has classified the fire that burned a portion of the 40-unit Bluebird Motel in Machias on the night of December 24 as being of undetermined origin because of the extent ...

How to define locals versus out of towners has, over the years, been a frequent and often hot topic during shellfish management discussions in area towns. Current practice allows a 10 1 ratio for a ...

Two organizations that serve Washington County residents -- Healthy Acadia and Day One --- have been awarded funds as part of the Maine Recovery Council's recent efforts to distribute $13.9 million to ...

People without homes in St. Stephen now have a place to get out of the cold this winter. The Lighthouse Lodge opened for business in the former Masonic Hall on Main Street about a week before ...