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02/09/2025

Woodland’s Karleigh Smith Reaches 1,000-Point Milestone

Woodland’s Karleigh Smith is congratulated by teammates Maddison Coleman and Ava Croman after scoring her 1,000th career point in the team’s final home game of the season, a matchup against Washington Academy, on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. Smith becomes the eighth female player in school history to...

02/09/2025

Calais JV Girls Capture Second Consecutive DAC Championship

Jayna Smith [email protected] For the second straight year, the Calais Lady Blue Devils junior varsity basketball team has claimed the Downeast Athletic Conference (DAC) Championship. Competing in the DAC tournament at Sumner High School, Coach Allie Hill’s squad secured back-to-back victories —...

02/08/2025

Carter and Tango, Newest K9 Team at Sheriff’s Office

Paul Sylvain The Washington County Sheriff's Office has a new “Deputy Dog” with the arrival of K9 Tango and his handler, Cpl. Matt Carter. Tango is an 18-month-old German Shepherd who began his training on drug and evidence detection, in addition to tracking, on Jan. 28 with Cpl Carter. “We ar...

02/08/2025

Dive Team Recovers One of Two Scallopers Who Perished in F/V Sudden Impact Sinking
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02/08/2025

Washington Academy Outscores Woodland in Last Home Matchup of Season

Jayna Smith [email protected] The Woodland Lady Dragons fell to the Washington Academy Raiders at home on Tuesday, January 28, with a final score of 62-36. Woodland held a slim lead after the first quarter, up 9-8, but the Raiders gained momentum in the second, outscoring the Dragons and taking a 29...

02/08/2025

Hear Ye, Hear Ye

Jon Reisman I’m headed to Augusta for a Feb. 6 public hearing of some consequence to Washington County, rural Maine, the 2nd Congressional District, and Maine as a whole. LD 183, An Act to Cap Publicly Owned Land Area at No More than 50 Percent of Any County, is sponsored by House Minority Leader ...

02/08/2025

Woodland @ Calais 02/07/2025

02/07/2025

Iconic Lubec Smokehouse Recognized by National Park Service

The Maine Historic Preservation Commission is pleased to announce that the McCurdy Smokehouse in Lubec has been recognized by the National Park Service as having a “National level of Significance” in the National Register of Historic Places. When initially entered in the National Register on Jul...

02/07/2025

Washington County Fair Queens Represent County at MAAF Annual Celebration

The Washington County Fair Queens recently represented Washington County with distinction at the Maine Association of Agricultural Fairs (MAAF) Annual Conference and Celebration. This event brought together fair queens from across Maine, providing a unique opportunity for networking, knowledge shari...

02/07/2025

02/07/2025

Punxsutawney Phil Sees Shadow, Predicts Six More Weeks of Winter
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02/06/2025

A big THANK YOU to all those city employees who worked diligently on the water mains.

Notice from the City of Calais: All water main repairs have been completed. You may resume normal usage. We greatly appreciate your cooperation and understanding while we worked to fix these mains.

02/06/2025

Calais @ Woodland 02/05/2025

02/05/2025

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02/04/2025

EMERGENCY ALERT UPDATE 2/5/25 Crews have been able to complete the repairs to the water main on Main Street and have moved to the leak on North Street (between Poorhouse Lane and Walnut Street) and traffic delays should be expected. We ask that unless you are visiting a business in this area, please seek an alternate route.

***EMERGENCY ALERT UPDATE from the City of Calais***

The Calais Water Department is asking all users to continue to limit their water usage until further notice. The Department is now working to resolve three water main leaks in the areas of Washington Street (near the Bureau of Motor Vehicles), Main Street (near the movie theater) and Knight’s Corner (between Poorhouse Lane and Walnut Street). The businesses in these areas are open, but we ask that you please seek an alternate route if not going into one of these businesses. Updates will be posted as they become available.

02/04/2025

Calais vs. Shead 02/03/04

02/04/2025

Calais vs. Shead 02/03/25

02/04/2025

Calais junior varsity vs. Shead 02/03/25