Public Invited to Dec 10 Meeting on Downtown Machias Flooding and Water Quality

The Town of Machias and Sunrise County Economic Council (SCEC) invite all community members to a public meeting on Monday, Dec. 10, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the Lee Pellon Center, 90 Main Street, Machias, to learn about the Upper Machias Bay Master Plan and to discuss downtown Machias flooding and water quality issues.

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Beals Selectmen Wrestle with Town’s Share of County Debt

By Nancy Beal

In their regular biweekly meeting Nov. 25, Beals selectmen tackled the problem presented to all county towns within the past two months: paying its share of Washington County’s tax anticipation note (TAN) with Machias Savings Bank. That share is $185,070 and must be paid to the county by Dec. 31. Paying towns are relieved of paying future interest on any unpaid portion of the TAN’s principal.

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Kingfish Maine Future May Hinge on Legislative Approval

By Nancy Beal

A newly erected sign on Route 187 in Jonesport, a bit north of Greenwood Cemetery, announcing that Kingfish Company is coming, lends hope to its supporters but promises no start date. The company, a subsidiary of its parent plant in the Netherlands, plans to use 94 acres on Chandler Bay to put in a $100 million land-based fish farm to raise finfish known as yellowtail for the American table.

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Machias Promises Sleigh Full of Winter Fun this Weekend

By Will Tuell

Machias is ringing with excitement as it welcomes Downeasters near and far to the county seat for a sleigh full of Christmas fun this weekend. Undeterred by cooler temperatures and 4 p.m. darkness, many shiretowners, their families, and friends have circled the weekend of Dec. 5-7 on their calendar since Santa and his elves bid adieu last December.

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Sharp-Shootin’ Whiting Woman Claims Her First ‘Grand Slam’

By Paul Sylvain

Annie Oakley hasn’t got anything on Frankie Hall, who this year set her sights on being one of the few Maine women to achieve a hunting grand-slam. Hall checked that box off her bucket list on Nov. 15, taking down a 195-pound buck in Whiting.

More than 20 years after discovering her passion on Maine’s Youth Hunting Day, the Whiting woman capped off this fall with a grand-slam season — harvesting a wild turkey, bear, buck deer, and moose within just a few weeks.

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Machiasport Selectboard Votes Down Jasper Head HOA Request to Plow, Maintain Pettegrow Point Road

Beach Parking, Truck Turnaround, Sunken Boat also Discussed

By Paul Sylvain

When it comes to selectboard meetings, it’s often not a matter of how long the meeting is, but how long you make it. That was the case at the brief 25-minute Machiasport Selectboard meeting on Nov. 24, when several ongoing issues were discussed.

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