On Feb. 15, Washington County Commissioners Vinton Cassidy (R-Calais), John Crowley, Sr. (R-Addison), and Chris Gardner (R-Edmunds) awarded a contract to J&J Construction of Jonesboro for the purposes of demolishing the former District Attorney’s Office on 82 Court Street in Machias, the county said in a press release last week. The contract, valued at $22,000, includes the cost of salvaging portions of the 1800s building, which may be repurposed.