Trinity Jones Awarded Difference Maker Scholarship
 
Throughout the month of March, students from across the state took part in the annual Jobs for Maine’s Graduates Career Symposium.  For the second straight year, events were held virtually through on-demand and live competitions.  

First National Bank recently announced a $3,000 donation to the Community Caring Collaborative towards The Joy Fund.

Established in March 2022, The Joy Fund assists first-time home buyers in Washington County make the transition to homeownership by providing funds for home inspections related to a home purchase.  Georgiana (Georgie) Kendall, a 5th generation Downeaster, started this fund to support folks who would like to live, work and play here in Washington County.

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Customers of Eastern Maine Electric Co-op were encouraged weeks in advance to prepare for Sunday’s power outage.  

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Calais residents received in the mail last week a drinking water notice indicating the level of trihalomethanes (TTHM) in the City of Calais’s drinking water exceeds federal drinking water standard.

The city’s notice reported that water testing done recently found the high level of TTHM to be 81.2 parts per billion.  “This is above the maximum contaminant level allowed for total trihalomethanes in drinking water which is 80 parts per billion,” the notice read.

Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Nirav Shah will be the guest speaker for the Class of 2022 Washington County Community College graduation to be held in Calais on May 20. Maine Community College President David Daigler will also present, along with distinguished faculty speaker Greg Smith. A student address will be given by WCCC Student of the Year, Graca Muzela. (Photo courtesy Maine.gov)

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For the second time in a year, the wooden bench installed at the Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge’s public fishing platform has been vandalized.  The platform is located just off the Charlotte Road.

According to Keith Ramos, manager at the refuge, the bench, which was fastened to the platform, was thrown into the stream.  “It sure took some effort from the individual or individuals that committed the vandalism,” he shared to social media.

Saturday night’s annual Amphibian Walk at Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge, despite cool temperatures in the mid 40s, saw 84 participants.  Each learned about and searched for salamanders, frogs, and other critters in the refuge’s vernal pools and impoundments.  (Photos by Tomi Ellsmore and FWS Volunteer Tabitha Ramos)

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Volunteers at the Calais Skatepark worked diligently this past weekend to construct a new mini ramp, all made possible through the Brendan Leddy Memorial Fund.

The park already included several q-pipes, along with starter ramps and others.  The addition of this new ramp is the first mini ramp for the park.  

“This provides entry-level riders a place to progress at a much faster rate,” said skatepark committee member Spencer McCormick.

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Access to broadband internet has been a hot topic nationwide, especially in rural areas, for a few years, however, the City of Calais and the Town of Baileyville–and now some surrounding towns–are ahead of the game with Downeast Broadband Utility (DBU).