Jayna Smith

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The skies above the Princeton Airport on Monday, August 28, bore witness to a nostalgic spectacle as two vintage aircrafts harkened back to a bygone era.  Stepping out of the pages of history, these airborne relics captured the imagination of onlookers.

Dr. Reza Namin, Superintendent of Maine Indian Education has been recognized by the National Association of School Superintendents from all over the country who are representing the best in the profession as a member of its Hall of Fame and a Finalist for the National Superintendent of the Year.

Maine Indian Education serving the Passamaquoddy, Penobscot, and Wabanaki students and has three schools Penobscot Indian Island School, Passamaquoddy Sipayik Elementary School, and the Passamaquoddy Indian Township Schools. Grades PK-8.

On Tuesday, Sept. 12 from 9-10 a.m,, Wreaths Across America (WAA) is calling for the nation to join them in flag-waving to remind all Americans of the feeling we had – the pride in country, the unity and patriotism – which was expressed on the days following 9/11/01. The event will be hosted LIVE on WAA’s official Facebook page and broadcast over Wreaths Across America Radio. The broadcasts will include interviews and stories from volunteers, supporters, Gold Star families, veterans, first responders and members of the next generation.

Paul Sylvain

Two new laws take effect this hunting season, according to the state’s Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (DIFW)

In the first change, the youth hunting season has been expanded from one day to two days. For 2023, youths under the age of 16 will be able to hunt on Oct. 20 and 21.

Will Tuell

Longtime Washington County Manager Betsy Fitzgerald was full of quips and jests as she bid adieu to the people she has worked with for over a decade last week. Officially Fitzgerald stepped down from her post at the helm of county government Aug. 31, but the diminutive dame of all things county government attended the Sept. 7 commissioners meeting where employees and commissioners toasted her time at the helm. 

Will Tuell

Bonnie Lyons

Church services are Sundays at 4 p.m. with Pastor Ron and Colin Winhirst. Ann Carter is the organist. 

This Sunday we did Children Learning Day. We enjoyed Mitchell Brooks accompanying Ann with the hymns. Also, Mitchell did three songs with Ann and Nancy Fennel. Thank you, Helen Brooks, for planning this for our children. Each child was given an Action Bible. The Action Bible tells stories in the Bible with pictures almost cartoon style. 

We sang Happy Birthday to Ann Carter whose birthday was today.  

Jayna Smith

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In a concerning development, Atlantic Salmon Federation (ASF) has reported the detection and removal of 46 escaped aquaculture salmon from the Magaguadavic River fishway in southwest New Brunswick since August 1.  This includes the capture of ten fish last week, further underscoring the ongoing risk posed by sea-cage breaches to wild salmon populations in New Brunswick, Maine, and Nova Scotia.

Homeschoolers Pacey and Aiden Sanford with dad David at the 9/11 flag waving in Alexander. (Submitted photo) 

Will Tuell

Proprietress Beth (Prout) Foss sent shockwaves through the Machias Valley this past week as she announced that she is selling the Bluebird Ranch Family Restaurant to Mason’s Brewing of Brewer this past week. A fixture in the community for generations -- first as Graham’s Restaurant until Foss’s family purchased the eatery and rebranded it as “the Bluebird” in 1996 -- locals reacted with a mix of disbelief, shock, sorrow, and excitement as word for the sale, and the restaurant’s closure Oct. 1, spread.