Natalie Boomer 

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During Fire Prevention Week, your friends from Calais Fire/EMS go to the local schools and teach children about fire safety. Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, they were sadly not able to do so this year.

This, however, did not stop the team from finding a way to deliver this important information to children everywhere. 

Kaileigh Deacon 

Each year since 1979, the Maine State Council Knights of Columbus has sponsored a fundraising drive to assist handicapped citizens in Maine. This program is known as the “Program for People with Disabilities, or the Tootsie Roll Program.

Jayna Smith

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With October comes lots of spooky things, like monsters, witches, and of course, vampires and bats--or the mammals known as vampire bats.  But bats are much more than an image of Halloween, and they are celebrated this month during Bat Appreciation Month, with the last week of the month designated as Bat Week.  

Jayna Smith

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The coronavirus pandemic brought some uncertainties for this year’s Classic Hits Turkey-a-Thon, specifically whether it would prevent people from coming out to make donations or whether donations would be as great as in prior years.  When the day ended on Friday, however, the 16th annual Turkey-a-Thon proved to be a huge success.

U.S. Senator Susan Collins made a stop in Calais on Tuesday morning as part of her “All of Maine Bus Tour,” which is taking her to all 16 of Maine’s counties.  

  “I always enjoy visiting Calais and speaking with members of the community.  I had a great breakfast at Karen’s Diner this morning, which was the perfect way to begin a busy day in Washington County,” said Senator Collins.   

Jayna Smith

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There is a fun group of ladies who meets quite regularly, all sharing the hobby of scrapbooking.  Coming up at the end of the month, the group is inviting others to join in on the fun for an annual Croptoberfest.

Calais High School senior Sophia McVicar scored four goals on Thursday to help the Blue Devils remain undefeated with an 8-1 win over the Woodland Dragons.  Those goals also got Sophie to her 100th high school career goal, a feat only reached by one other Blue Devils girls soccer player, Meaghan Cavanaugh, who graduated in 2013.  Sophia is pictured here with her parents Bill and Kim McVicar.  (Photo by Brenda Batson)

Jayna Smith

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Political signs are a common sight with any election, but this year, with our Presidential election, such signs seem to be planted everywhere.

According to Calais Police Department’s Sgt. Matt Vinson, it is a crime to unlawfully remove or deface any political sign.  “There are lots of stipulations regarding the placement of temporary signs, and just because you may not agree with what it displays, you can’t simply remove it,” he said.

Thanks to the youth group at St. Kateri Tekakwitha Parish (Immaculate Conception Church, Calais; St. Joseph Church, Eastport; St. James the Greater Church, Baileyville; St. John the Evangelist Church, Pembroke; St. Ann Church, Indian Township; St. Ann Church, Perry), many community members in need will receive warm clothing this winter.