Jayna Smith

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On Wednesday, July 10, Matt and Sara Ladhoff, a couple from Minnesota, triumphantly arrived in Calais after an extraordinary 67-day bike journey from Key West, Florida.  Their route?  The East Coast Greenway, a sprawling network of trails that stretches 3,000 miles, connecting 15 states and 450 cities and towns from Maine to Florida.  It is the longest biking and walking route in the United States, and Calais is one of its endpoints.

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The American Red Cross is hosting a blood drive at the Calais Knights of Columbus, located at 2 Park Street in Calais, on Wednesday, August 7, 2024, from 12 to 5 p.m.

The need for blood is constant, and only volunteer donors can meet this crucial need for patients in the community. Nationwide, someone requires a unit of blood every 2 to 3 seconds, and most will need blood in our lifetimes. 

Members of St. Croix Valley Chamber of Commerce gathered on Tuesday at Got Dirt Car Wash and Dog Wash, 284 North Street in Calais, for a ribbon-cutting welcoming ceremony.  Owner Tommy Chambers opened the car wash at the end of February, with its dog wash opening soon after.  Pictured are Taylor McIver, of Woodland Pulp; Stan Sluzenski, of St. Croix Regional Technical Center; Jake Chambers; Tommy Chambers; DeeDee Travis, of Calais Community Hospital; and Kaileigh Deacon, of Downeast Credit Union.  (Photo by Jayna Smith) 

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A new foot passenger ferry service between Campobello Island, New Brunswick, and Eastport, Maine, is set to revive a historic transportation link across the Passamaquoddy Bay’s international boundary.  The Eastport Windjammers boating company, in collaboration with the Friar’s Bay Development Association, launched the service last week following a successful trial run last summer.

The story of one Israeli hostage and  his 3-year-old granddaughter

Anav Silverman Peretz

A few weeks ago, I was sitting with my family at McDonald's, on the way back home to our home in the Negev desert after a visit with our in-laws in Raanana. Our kids were munching on French fries, while my husband went to get our order. I watched Israelis, young and old, sitting together in the American fast food chain, quite popular in Israel. 

The Bangor Savings Bank Foundation has awarded The Joy Fund, a barrier removal program administered by the Community Caring Collaborative (CCC), $5,500 to support more first-time home buyers scheduling home inspections of their prospective dream home in Washington County.  

Jayna Smith

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Jayna Smith

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This Thursday, July 25, St. Croix Valley Chamber of Commerce will hold a Business After Hours event, welcoming not only chamber members but also those interested in learning more about the chamber and wishing to hear from the evening’s keynote speaker, Denise Barker, Director of Economic Development for Calais and Baileyville.

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Starting August 1, 2024, new regulations will be implemented for dogs entering or returning to the United States.  These rules depend on where the dog has been in the past six months and where it received its rabies vaccination, if required, to prevent the entry of rabies-infected canines into the U.S.