Jayna Smith

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At a Woodland High School basketball game last week, a special presentation took place in memory of Dragons baseball coach Kenny Murphy.

Murphy, who held the head coaching position at Woodland High School since 2016, passed away unexpectedly last month.  

Murphy left a lasting impression on those he coached, so much so that two alumni Dragons–Braden Barrett and Justin Monk–purchased a banner to hang in his memory.  

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During mass last Sunday, the children at Immaculate Conception Church presented a check for $505.87 to the Irene Chadbourne Ecumenical Food Pantry.  

The money was generated from a bake sale the children held at the church after a mass in November.  According to Marc Podschlne, Director of Faith Formation, all of the baked goods for the sale were donated by the children, catechists, and many members of St. Kateri Tekakwitha Parish. 

Sarah Craighead Dedmon

A forecasted low temperature of -17 degrees followed by a high of 2 degrees will bring dangerously low temperatures and shocking wind chills to Washington County this weekend, which means residents should prepare now to ensure their safety and the safety of their loved ones.

Jayna Smith

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Always helping local people who are experiencing food insecurity is the Irene Chadbourne Ecumenical Food Pantry at 513 Main Street in Calais, but with recent inclement weather, the pantry has had to close on days it normally would have been open.

Jayna Smith

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Starting with Small Business Saturday in November and through the first week of January, all were encouraged to shop locally for a chance to win a cash prize with the St. Croix Valley Chamber of Commerce’s Loyal to Local program.

This was the first year the Chamber hosted the event, and the board said it was hugely successful with many taking part and local businesses being very receptive.

Senior Jace Cook drives around a George Stevens Academy defender at a home game on Saturday, Jan. 28.  Cook led in scoring for Calais with 22 points in his team’s 83-65 victory over GSA.  The win gave the Blue Devils an 11-2 record on the season.  (Photo by Jayna Smith)

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vs. Narraguagus

On Tuesday, Jan. 24, the Lady Blue Devils hosted the Narraguagus Knights, picking up their eighth win of the season, 54-42.  

Calais had three players score in double digits.

Sophomore Kate McPhee led with a double-double, dropping in 19 points and grabbing 14 rebounds.  She also had three blocks.

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At least four area schools were closed on Monday–with two of those with closures extended beyond that day–after record-breaking freezing temperatures and wind chills led to frozen and burst pipes.

On Sunday evening, parents and students from Calais Middle/High School received word that school would be canceled on Monday, Feb. 6 due to water line breaks.

Ricky Cleghorn

This is part two of a two-part article providing information on Downeast Broadband Utility (DBU), the first and only municipal broadband utility in the State of Maine.

In the second half of the interview with Dan Sullivan, president of Downeast Broadband Utility, he explained how an older grant program called the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund is making it harder for certain Maine towns to take advantage of newer grant programs. 

Sarah Craighead Dedmon

Pierre Little, publisher of The Calais Advertiser and Machias Valley News Observer, has purchased the Union Springs Herald, one of Alabama’s oldest newspapers, and says he’s looking forward to working with the community in Bullock County, where the newspaper was founded in 1866. Little also publishes Alabama’s Southern Star, founded in 1867.