Washington County News

A Washington County sheriff's deputy suffered serious injuries Thursday night when his cruiser rolled over on the Charlotte Road after striking a moose.

A deputy with the Washington County Sheriff's office was hurt Thursday in an accident in the town of Charlotte.

The vote to repeal the school consolidation vote went down in defeat, 58 percent to 42 percent.

Workers steer harvesters through one of the Ricker Hill Orchards' cranberry bogs.

Donald Newell of Princeton pleaded guilty Friday to domestic violence, a Class B burglary and violations of both a protection order and his conditions of release, but it was his ex-girlfriend's behavior that really caught the attention of Justice E. Allen Hunter.

Sean MacArthur, 22, and Adam Casey, 26, both of Baileyville were found guilty of a combined five charges Friday by a jury at Washington County Superior Court.

Another $2,000 needs to be raised to bring Bar Harbor's new sculpture by Turkish artist Songul Telek home.

Not long ago, a soldier taking a closer look at a sign bleached white from the Iraq sun discovered a barely legible name very familiar to those in Washington County: Chris Rutherford.

Several school and municipal officials in Washington County gathered earlier this month to discuss the status of school administration consolidation in the county, and their consensus was that the school consolidation law should be overturned by voters - even though their schools stand to lose funding if the law is upheld.

The man accused of setting fire to a home in Dennysville early Wednesday morning is being held on five thousand dollars cash bail.

MACHIAS, Maine a ' A Machias man was arrested Wednesday morning and charged with arson in connection with an overnight fire at a home in the Washington County town of Dennysville, according to a press release from the Maine Department of Public Safety.

Local officials have found out that keeping their elementary school going for another year will be a little easier than they thought last spring.

Police arrested a 29-year-old Maine resident on Saturday for allegedly stealing a golf cart.

Black Bear Entertainment LLC hopes to collect 80,000 signatures before Feb. 1. That would be more than enough to ensure that the casino goes to a vote in November 2010, spokesman Peter Martin said.

TOWNSHIP 30, Maine - A Maryland woman was flown to a Bangor hospital for treatment of injuries she suffered Monday in a rollover accident on Route 9. Dorinda Danneman, 55, of Silver Spring, Md., initially was taken to the Wilderness Lodge, about a mile from the crash scene, by Downeast EMS personnel, who were on their way back from another call and ...

Doctors and nurses in 10 states, including Maine, tested positive for at least 24 different toxic chemicals in their blood and other body fluids in a study released Thursday by the national organization Physicians for Social Responsibility.

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EAST MACHIAS, Maine a ' Two people were injured Tuesday evening in what police are calling an alcohol-related crash.

ST. AGATHA, Maine - A Washington County man who was in the area on a moose hunting trip died Friday morning after apparently suffering a heart attack shortly after the excursion began.

The Forest Society of Maine and First Wind have established a fund to enhance outdoor recreation in Northern Washington County.