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Machias · MachiasOn April 6, 30 homeschool leaders from across the state came together at Maple Hill Farm in Hallowell for the 1st Annual Leader Summit of the Maine Home Education Alliance (MHEA). The event included a panel with organizers of homeschool groups, a presentation on focus group results of the needs of homeschoolers, and time for leaders to work with people from other parts of theSee the Story
Maine Home Education Leaders Kick-Off 1st Annual Summit
Machias · MachiasBy Will Tuell Over 125 supporters of the Machias Valley Christian School gathered at the Lee Pellon Center in Machias on April 25 for the school’s annual art show, dinner, and auction. Diners were greeted with a healthy helping of spaghetti with a choice of three sauces -- including an extra hot and spicy meat sauce that singed the taste buds -- a tossed salad, and all the lemonade you could drink. A range of handcrafted items and savory dessert…See the Story
Evening of Food, Fun, Fellowship Raises $4,100 for Machias Valley Christian School
Machias · MachiasFor the Month of May 2024, the StoryWalk® at Porter Memorial Library in Machias will feature the children’s book "The Vegetables We Eat" by Gail Gibbons. Celebrate the arrival of the spring planting season with this engaging exploration of various vegetables, from planting to harvesting and consumption. Through vibrant watercolor illustrations and clear explanations, Gibbons takes young readers on a journey through the world of vegetables - how…See the Story
May StoryWalk® Book Selection Introduces Young Readers to the Wide World of Vegetables
Calais, Maine · CalaisBy Johnny Chambers LD227 has caused Maine to become the most anti-child, anti-family State in the nation. LD227 is the child of LD1735 which is better known as the "trans-trafficking bill", brought you by Anne Perry Democrat, is pushing for "gender affirming care" and "reproductive health care" as legal rights, without considering the detrimental effects it may have on children, parents, and the overall well-being of the state.Letter to the Edit…See the Story
To Washington County’s shame, Rep. Anne Perry’s Legacy: A Sponsored Bill that Brings Havoc to Maine and to Maine Families by Subverting Parental Rights
Machias · MachiasBy Nancy Beal Beals’ annual town meeting took place in late March and lasted nearly six hours (see Machias Valley News Observer, April 3, 2024). Three weeks later (April 19), voters from the island town of around 500 souls were back in session, picking two selectmen to replace the two who had suddenly resigned the previous week. Between 40 and 50 people crowded into the meeting room of the town office, many standing in the back or the adjacent k…See the Story
Raucous Meeting in Beals Results in Election of Old, New Selectmen
Machias · MachiasBy Will Tuell A novelist from Washington State who has family ties to the greater Machias area will be visiting the area in early May to promote his latest work, a historical novel spanning several generations of “Dooling” or Dowling family history and an entire continent. Mike Neir, author of Trees in the Mist, said that researching his family history led him to Machias, where he discovered, and incorporated, his ancestors’ participation in the…See the Story
Novelist with Family Ties Draws on Downeast History in Multi-Generational Epic
Machias · MachiasBy Will Tuell The temperatures are warming, the grass is greening, and a stray blackfly here or there buzzes around the dog’s head as birds chirrup in the background on a typical late April morning stroll, but you can’t say spring truly has sprung until the Downeast Salmon Federation’s annual smelt fry comes together Saturday from 12 to 4 p.m. at the Wreaths Across America gymSee the Story
It Smelts Like Spring: Downeast Salmon Federation Hosts 21st Annual Fish Fry
Machias · MachiasBy Will Tuell Barring a last-minute agreement, a union representing nurses and lab technicians at Down East Community Hospital (DECH) in Machias announced on April 19 that they will be going on strike for two days later this month. The decision comes as the two sides remain at loggerheads over a contract, which expired last October, and follows a late January rally where union members pushed for what they call “safe staffing” levels and better p…See the Story