Wednesday, October 21, 2020, 5:30 p.m.

SCA-Calais Rotary is hosting a candidate’s night for Calais School Board and Calais City Council candidates. This virtual event will be moderated by local community leader and Rotarian Theresa Brown. 

The virtual event will be streamed live to the FaceBook group “What’s Happening in Washington County” at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1778552792360444/ 

Jayna Smith

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The coronavirus pandemic has halted many events this year, but for one Nova Scotia couple, it did not prevent them from holding their very unique wedding here in the St. Croix Valley.

Natalie Boomer 

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Locals have joined together for a second time to support President Donald Trump in the upcoming presidential election.

On Sunday, October 18th, three separate groups from Whiting, Baileyville, and Pembroke came together at 12:30 p.m. in Calais to parade through the town and rally.

Jayna Smith

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On Saturday, Oct. 17, Calais Police Department responded to a single-vehicle accident at the Cigaret Shopper, 338 North Street.

According to Sgt. Matt Vinson, around 2 p.m., John Gallupe, 54, of Baileyville, was attempting to park his 2009 Mazda 3.  Instead, he accidentally drove the vehicle up over the curb, striking the front of the building.  

Sunrise Eye Care is pleased to announce that Dr. Lauren Shaffer and Dr. Trevor Bet have joined the Sunrise Eye Care team. 

Dr. Shaffer and Dr. Bet both graduated in 2017 from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus University.  They are looking forward to meeting their patients and exploring Maine. 

Both doctors are currently seeing new and established patients at Sunrise Eye Care in Calais and Machias.  

Sunrise Eye Care can be reached by calling 207-454-2277 for the Calais office or 207-255-4461 for the Machias office. 

Kaileigh Deacon 

With so much change and uncertainty lately, many in Calais and surrounding communities are doing whatever they can to keep things normal for the kids. While a complete return to normal isn’t in the cards for a lot of annual events, a lot of new events and creative ideas will still ensure that kids get to celebrate Halloween. 

Jayna Smith

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An annual tradition at Calais Elementary School is the celebration of Red Ribbon Week, this year slated for Oct. 23 - 31.  

Jayna Smith

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Last April, Calais Regional Hospital was court-ordered to have the involvement of an ombudsman to make sure patients are treated properly during its ongoing Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding.  This came amid incidents at the hospital that resulted in Maine DHHS to become involved, specifically, when an emergency room doctor was unable to intubate a patient back in February.  The hospital did cut ties with that doctor.

Wins MPA’s Highest Honor for Advertising Efforts

At its annual state conference, held virtually on Oct. 24, the Maine Press Association recognized The Calais Advertiser for its exceptional journalism work, awarding it with 17 awards, including the MPA’s highest honor for member newspapers, the prestigious award for General Excellence in Advertising.  Its sister paper, Machias Valley News Observer, won 13 awards, for a total of 30 awards combined between the two Washington County publications.  

Jayna Smith

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St. Croix Area - Calais Rotary Club held its first Candidates’ Night last week, held virtually and featuring all three candidates vying for the two vacant seats on Calais City Council and three of the four candidates vying for the two vacant seats on Calais School Board.