With the anticipation of Christmas, the annual Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols will take place at the Congregational Church in Dennysville on Sunday, December 22, at 4 p.m. Carols illuminating the Christmas story will accompany traditional lessons from the Old and New Testaments read by members of the congregation. 

The Downeast Lakes Land Trust (DLLT) and Meddybemps Lake Land Trust (MLLT) recently formed a landmark long-term partnership for the purchase and management of 503 acres of property along Meddybemps Lake. DLLT will own the property, and MLLT will manage the land. This partnership succeeds in conserving for generations to come two parcels of land that are part of the Meddybemps Lake watershed. These properties include shoreline on Meddybemps Lake and Ryan Lake.

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Twice a year, millions of Americans shift their clocks forward or back, an act that disrupts their sleep cycles and circadian rhythms. As the body adjusts to the sudden change — often feeling more fatigued or out of sync with natural light — the debate over the necessity of daylight saving time (DST) continues. 

Will Tuell

Recently, members of Princeton Parks & Recreation gathered at the library to determine the order of judging the homes that entered the home decorating contest and to pick up their judging forms. A small contingent of our vehicles followed President Amanda Woodruff to the first home, Z Baby Farm on Main Street, then on to Patsy Landry’s on Willow Street. Next, the group drove to Big Lake Township’s Lois Farrell’s home and then to Indian Township’s James Mendoza’s home. Last on the list was the Potter family in Waite.

Paul Sylvain

The long talked about plan for PFAS remediation research testing at Machias Valley Airport, appears to be cleared for take-off in 2025, according to Machias Selectboard Vice Chairman Ben Edwards.

Paul Sylvain

On Dec. 20, Machiasport Town Clerk Marcia Harward and Deputy Clerk Ashley Warren put out the red carpet and opened the doors for an open house and tours of the new town office building at 3 Bayview Drive.

The event, held from 3 to 5 p.m., attracted a steady stream of residents who stopped in for an up-close look-see inside the former hospice building. There were plenty of goodies to snack on and beverages, including coffee and tea, to wash it down.

EAC is very grateful to the many creative, energetic, and tireless hands that made its 15th annual holiday fundraiser — the Festival of Trees — a great success. 

EAC expressed gratitude to this year’s tree decorators and the many helping hands who assisted with set up and break down, raffle sales and drawings, cookies and beverages, food donations, tree and light donations and cuttings, and photographers. 

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Paul Sylvain

Firefighters from Machias and surrounding towns struggled against single-digit temperatures and unrelenting winds that enveloped them in thick, breath-choking smoke to battle a Christmas Eve fire at the Bluebird Motel on Route 1/Dublin Street in Machias.

That’s according to Machias Fire Chief Joey Dennison, who, on Wednesday — though still exhausted from the experience the previous night — recounted the details of the Christmas Eve fire.

With the beginning of this new year 2025, the Lincoln Memorial Public Library in Dennysville is going to be continuing their Tuesday afternoon Storytime program with students from the first through the fourth grades, alternating between children from the Pembroke School, which includes residents of Dennysville, and children who attend the Edmunds School. The first Tuesday in January will bring the Pembroke School students, and the second Tuesday will be hosting the Edmunds School students.