The Town of Roque Bluffs is taking immediate action to improve safety on a road that leads directly onto a steep boat ramp and into the water, after three people died there on Saturday, September 19.

A supervisor at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) port of entry in Calais has been charged with stealing computer parts from the federal government, after he allegedly swapped out the parts in order to get credit through a computer trade-in program.

At the August 6 Lubec school board meeting, board members heard public concerns about community playground access during school hours. About a dozen residents attended to discuss whether the school or the community that built it has authority over the playground.

A preliminary report from a federal agency's investigation has found that the Woodland Pulp mill was negligent in not having sufficient safety measures in place to prevent and alert workers about the buildup of a highly toxic gas that caused the deaths of two employees at the mill this past winter.

The Maine State Fire Marshal's Office has determined that the fire at the Dennysville-Edmunds Congregational Church on July 20 was an act of arson. The early-morning fire had been contained to the outside of the building because of alert passersby and quick action by firefighters.