Washington County Community College and the Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center have received a $500,000 USDA grant to develop aquaculture-specific training.
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Maine man rescued from icy water after trying to save deer
Game wardens say a 63-year-old man was attempting to rescue a deer when his canoe overturned, plunging him into Long Lake in Princeton on Monday.
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Posted inMaine, News
Driver killed in collision of trucks in Down East Maine
Police are investigating the crash, in which two freight trucks owned by the same company collided.
Posted inMaine, News
Washington County man charged with setting fatal fire in Robbinston
Police say Charles “Chip” Townsend set the Oct. 7 fire that killed Wayne Morrill in the Washington County town of Robbinston
Posted inMaine, News
Man killed in Washington County fire
The fire in Robbinston was reported around 6 p.m. Wednesday.
Posted inMaine
You can live in this historic Calais house for free, if you’re willing to fix it
The National Park Service is holding an open house on Thursday at the McGlashan-Nickerson House in Calais.
Posted inMaine
Marijuana smoker causes fire in field, Maine officials say
A Washington County man lost his footing, fell down and lost his joint while mowing a field.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Maine man charged after accidentally shooting himself while showing off gun
The Washington County man is charged with 3 felony counts in Connecticut after wounding himself while visiting his sister.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Conservation group to remove barrier to alewives, salmon on Maine river
The salmon federation is still raising funds needed to finish the Washington County project, which it hopes to complete in 2021.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Deaths of working-age people are a public health crisis
Suicide, overdose, alcoholism and obesity are among the preventable causes of death that are lowering life expectancy in Maine.