Last week, the Calais Lions Club proudly presented the Calais Fire Department with six new inflatable Personal Flotation Devices (life vests) for their rescue boat crew. This generous contribution is part of the Calais Lions Public Safety Program, which was launched last year as an addition to their long-standing charitable efforts.

The very first Washington County Fair Pageant for the Washington County Fair in Pembroke was held at the Pembroke Elementary School. The pageant is open for girls ages 10 to 18, with three titles being presented: junior princess, teen, and miss.

Bishop James Thomas Ruggieri of the Catholic Diocèse of Portland, making a tour of the diocese, stopped in Calais on Monday at St. Kateri Tekakwitha Parish.  He celebrated Mass and provided a Benediction of the Blessed Sacrement to all who attended the Mass.  He was welcomed by President of the Parish Council and Grand Knight of council 149. Pictured are Fr. Jude Lawsamba, Michael Boies, John  Magera, Bishop James Ruggieri, Fr. Roland Berngeh, Ed Stover, George Mclaughlin and Claude Landry. (Submitted photo)

On Monday, Sept. 23, federal, state, and local Republican candidates will be making stops in Calais (9 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. at Fitzgerald’s Restaurant, 234 Main Street) and Machias (11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Washington County Republican Committee Headquarters at 86 Main Street). Their third stop will be from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Friendship Trap, 13 Indian River Road, Columbia Falls (beside Abs), and their final stop will be from 4 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. on Beals Island at Back Field Park (location subject to change). 

On Saturday, September 7th, family, friends, and fellow Calais Lions Club members gathered at Gerald Farr’s home along the St. Croix River to celebrate his life and contributions. Gerald and his wife, Margot, who predeceased him, retired to Calais where they embraced the community and found their own slice of heaven.

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Coming up, on September 21, the Red Knights of Maine Chapter 5 will host their second annual Stuff the Bus ride to help local families in Washington County. 

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The Calais Lioness Club is poised to begin another exciting year of community service, following a summer break.  With a fresh sense of purpose, the club's members gathered last week to kick off their new season of charitable efforts under the leadership of newly-elected President Elise Jensen.

Jayna Smith

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Make a Difference with Just a Few Hours

Just a few hours of your time each week could bring comfort and companionship to someone in need.  Hospice volunteers are urgently needed in Washington County, particularly in Wesley, Alexander, Cooper, Crawford, Charlotte, Baring, Baileyville, Princeton, Grand Lake Stream, Calais, Perry, Robbinston, Eastport, Pembroke, Dennysville, Edmunds, Whiting, Lubec and surrounding towns.

Jayna Smith

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On Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024, the Calais City Council met for its regular meeting, with Mayor Artie Mingo presiding over Councilors Mike Sherrard, Marcia Rogers, Elery Beale, Bill Quinn, and James Macdonald.  Councilor Kevin Niles was absent.

What follows is a brief summary of the meeting, with the full meeting available for viewing on the City of Calais’s Facebook page.