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November is National Hospice Month.  You can show your support and purchase a raffle ticket for this exquisitely handcrafted quilt at Down East Hospice Volunteers.  Learn more in the announcement […]

November is National Hospice Month and so it is fitting that the Down East Hospice Volunteer’s 2022 Annual Calendar is now available. This year’s theme is the Wildlife of Down East Maine photographed by […]

Picturesque Machias “welcoming the first day of November” with Bad Little Falls roiling the waters of the Machias River.  (Photo courtesy of Drones Eye View Inc., another of whose photos graced […]

Happy Halloween from the CCC!  Don’t forget to stop by the Lee Pellon Center for our Family Harvest Meal walk-through pasta buffet on October 29th. Details in this flyer. Happy Wednesday! […]

Autumn in Acadia National Park.  Wow, do you believe this is our downeast backyard?  (Photo courtesy of Maine Office of Tourism) Happy Wednesday! New this week: Surprise speaker at ZERO TO THREE […]

Join the Downeast Recovery Support Center at 11 Free Street in Machias for pumpkin painting on October 21st — details in the announcements below. (Photo courtesy of Mini Pumpkin Painting […]

All are invited to a Take-out Pasta Buffet at the Lee Pellon Center, Machias, after Trick or Treat Down Main Street on October 29th.  See announcement below for details. (Photo courtesy Funny […]

Get ready for World Smile Day on October 1st, “a relatively new holiday with a fascinating story…” (photo courtesy of Angela Donaghy) Happy Wednesday! New this Week:  Home Should be Safe October […]

Today is the Autumn Equinox marking the first official day of fall – learn 7 special ways to celebrate fall with your child and family (Photo courtesy of Backwoods Mama). New This  […]

Celebrating recovery in Washington County — join this year’s Recovery Walk in Machias on September 24th.  Details in the announcement below.  (Recovery Walk 2019 photo courtesy of Rick Heller, Quoddy Tides) […]