With the cost of operating the Washington County Jail being a significant portion of the county budget, legislative efforts to increase the state's share of funding for county jails are being closely ...

The March 16 fire that leveled the residence at 69 Pleasant Street in Lubec was preceded the same night by a violent knife attack inside that residence. The house, formerly the home of the late Dale ...

Youth in Washington County will have the opportunity to engage in more outdoor activities with the establishment of the Jeffrey A. Stanhope Foundation in memory of the late Perry resident. A ...

After its first proposed budget faced significant public pushback in the form of a 77 29 vote against it on February 26, the AOS 77 joint school board voted to accept a new budget during a meeting on ...

“Where words fail, music speaks," wrote Hans Christian Andersen of music's ability to facilitate communication -- and yet there are key places where music literacy is lacking, including in Washington ...