The Select Board approved emergency general assistance by purchasing a new propane furnace for a family in need.

Ft. Kent Comm. and Machias Mem. will take the court on Saturday, Dec. 20 at 4 p.m. ET. Don't miss out on any of the action ...

Voters at a special town meeting also approved a commercial solar energy systems ordinance and a wind energy systems ordinance.

An American tour group saying the uninhabited Machias Seal Island is “on the Maine Coast” has upset one Canadian senator.

MACHIAS, Maine (WABI) - The Washington County Budget Advisory Committee and Washington County Commissioners have come to an ...

The island remains in international-law limbo because the original British definition of Nova Scotia (which then included New ...

$600,000 dollars will go toward the construction of the University of Maine’s Forest Health Lab in Orono. The remaining ...

If the park can’t provide bedrooms for prospective seasonal employees, most couldn’t find a place to live within commuting distance — also increasingly the case with permanent staff.

Machias Public Schools contains 3 schools and 509 students. Also, 34.6% of students are economically disadvantaged. The student body at the schools served by Machias Public Schools is 96.5% white, 0% ...

A standing-room-only crowd filled the Select Board and special town meetings Wednesday to address Washington County’s budget ...

Down East taxpayers aren't happy about the county's financial mismanagement, but an $11 million shortfall must be remedied.

For years, coastal communities in Maine have collected valuable data on soft-shell clam recruitment and the spread of invasive green crabs, but much of that information has remained fragmented, ...