Washington County News

The Maine Affiliate of Susan G. Komen has announced its 2013 grantees, awarding nearly $265,000 to eight Maine programs.

AUGUSTA – Governor Paul R. LePage today announced the nomination of David J. Mitchell to serve as a District Court Judge and Judge John V. Romei to serve as an Active Retired District Court Judge.

David Cote, a Bangor native and Marine Corps major who is stationed in Washington, D.C., has an idea to honor the 46 service members from Maine who have died in the global war on terror.

A man is missing after two boats collided on West Grand Lake. Game wardens were called to the crash late Wednesday afternoon.

CALAIS _ It was a day to honor those who have given so much to either education or their community and on Friday a popular WCCC instructor received Faculty Emeritus status while four area residents were given honorary degrees during the 44th annual Commencement Exercises at Washington County Community College.

The Aroostook Medical Center in Presque Isle made history on Monday, May 13, 2013, becoming the first facility in the state, and only second in the nation, to convert its heating and cooling from fuel oil to compressed natural gas.

After a two and a half hour executive session Monday, The Washington County commissioners signed a 99-year lease with the state of Maine that will allow an $8.5 million courthouse expansion and renovation to proceed.

CALAIS _There were lots of cheers and plenty of tears at the 44th Commencement Exercises Friday at the Washington County Community College.

The mother and daughter are celebrating their fifth Mother's Day since the purchase of the motorcycle and sidecar and have been loving their new-found way to bond and travel from the home they share in Readfield.

W.E. Campbell, author of the newly published book will 'The Aroostook War of 1839' will be guest speaker during the 1 p.m., Sat., May 18 meeting of the Washington County Historical & Genealogical Society to be held in the Emergency Management Room, 28 Center Street, Machias.

For Immediate Release: May 10, 2013 Contact: Nichole Jamison, Washington County CareerCenters, 255-1900; Julie Rabinowitz, Department of Labor, 621-5009 "People looking for a new job can get free assistance from Maine's CareerCenters," said Governor Paul R. LePage.

Heavy overnight fog and a solid rain Thursday relieved an extremely high fire danger in Washington County, giving forest rangers a break after two weeks of wildfires, grass fires and out-of-control burns.

HAMPDEN, Maine - Rangers from the Maine Forest Service and firefighters from several municipal fire departments joined forces Wednesday to halt at least six wildfires in Penobscot and Washington counties Because of the recent stretch of warm, dry weather, the risk of fire danger remained relatively high throughout Maine for the third consecutive ... (more)

T19 MD, Washington County - Maine forest rangers are dealing with a wildfire in Washington County.

Child and Family Opportunities, a local affiliate of Head Start, is cutting staff positions and closing classrooms.

The next time the Red Sox are on TV from Boston, think about this: Half of the men and a third of the women packed into Fenway Park to watch the game will receive a diagnosis of cancer during their lifetimes.

Parents and school administrators in Washington County were reeling Thursday after a new statewide school ranking system gave 19 percent of their schools a failing grade - the highest number of schools receiving an "F" grade of all counties in the state.

Students in the Heavy Equipment Operation and Heavy Equipment Maintenance programs at Washington County Community College were in Augusta in April to attend the 33rd annual Construction Expo of Maine.

After a six-month search, the Board of Selectmen announced Wednesday that it has signed a contract with Baileyville Town Manager Linda Pagels-Wentworth to become the new town manager.

Calais Fire-EMS is one of six services recently approved statewide to participate in a pilot project that is intended to bolster local health care while decreasing trips to emergency rooms and doctors' offices.