Calais News

A liberal-leaning think tank estimates 7,000 to 10,000 jobs would be lost in Maine if the Legislature approves Gov.

People from across the state got to take advantage of some free tax assistance today.

Two young men told provincial court they were sorry a dog died after they left it in a car overnight last May when the temperature rose to more than 20 C. Judge David Walker granted conditional discharges to Tony Curtis Kernighan of St.

A Maine businessman would need a subsidy to provide bus service to Charlotte County, he said Wednesday.

Dr. Robert Chagrasulis, a trauma surgeon in Calais, was in the first wave of international health clinicians to make their way to the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince after the devastating earthquake of Jan.

The Maine Community Foundation's Belvedere Fund for Historic Preservation, in partnership with the Maine Historic Preservation Commission's New Century Grant Program, recently awarded 13 grants totaling $155,500 to support the preservation or restoration of historic buildings in Maine, including Lubec Landmarks, which will use the funds to ...

Deputy District Attorney Carletta Bassano announced this week she is a 2010 candidate for district attorney for District 7, which includes Washington and Hancock counties.

In assessing the 2009 farmers market season in Calais, farmers of the Washington County Farmers' Alliance at their meeting here Sunday said they are lacking one key ingredient: more farmers.

AUGUSTA a ' Though a panel of Maine lawmakers approved a proposal last week that would create a permanent collection-and-disposal program for prescription and nonprescription drugs, pharmaceutical companies are hoping to defeat the measure when it is taken up by the full Legislature.

You have to admire a guy who wants to leave on his own terms. Southwest New Brunswick MP Greg Thompson describes his exit from politics in that way.

Health: Pilot project enables Campobello Island residents to get treatment without driving to Saint John A3 Health care in rural areas is a challenge because the province doesn't have the money for hospitals and doctors, let alone specialists, in every community.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper, N.B. Premier Shawn Graham and State of Maine representatives were on hand for a ribbon cutting ceremony, celebrating the opening of the third crossing at the St.

SAN'A, Yemen -- Yemen's president said he is ready to talk to al-Qaida members who renounce violence, suggesting he could show them the same kind of leniency he has granted militants in the past despite U.S. pressure to crack down on the terror group.

The president of Eastern Maine Community College in Bangor, Dr. Joyce Hedlund, has been offered and has accepted the presidency at Washington County Community College in Calais.

The minority Parliaments of the last few years have been characterized by brinksmanship, short-term politicking, and grandstanding.

PM opens bridge between N.B., U.S. Prime Minister Stephen Harper celebrated the ties between Canada and the United States during the official opening of a new border crossing between St.

Advocates for the mentally ill in Maine were sharply critical Thursday of proposed cuts in spending for a wide range of services, and proposed alternatives.

AUGUSTA, Maine a ' An 82-year-old Maine woman is facing charges she tried to carry a concealed handgun into a federal building in Augusta.

Firefighters from Baileyville, Princeton and Calais responded early Monday morning to a report of fire in a building at Domtar.

A Baileyville woman suffered a head injury Saturday afternoon when she lost control of her car on Route 9, and a Calais man escaped serious injury when his vehicle struck the woman's disabled car.