Newspapers offer insights to those "from away" into local life and living. If you have ties to Washington County or contemplate making ties, you should consider subscribing to a local paper.
Washington County, Maine, has six weekly/monthly newspapers. They are published in Calais (2), Eastport, Lubec, Cutler, and Machias. In addition, St. Stephen, New Brunswick, next to Calais, also has a weekly newspaper. Information on the newspapers is provided below.
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The Machias Valley News Observer
31 Broadway, P.O. Box 357, Machias, ME 04654
tel: 207-255-6561; 800-464-6561 (in Maine); fax: 207-255-4058.
The newspaper is published weekly on Wednesdays.
The Downeast Coastal Press
Head of the Harbor, HCR 69 Box 287, Cutler, ME 04626
tel: 207-259-7751; fax: 207-259-2026; downeastcoastal@earthlink.net
The newspaper is published weekly on Tuesdays.
The Lubec Light
74 Washington Street, RR #2, Box 380, Lubec, ME 04652
tel/fax: 207-733-2939; lubeclgt@rmcl.org
The newspaper is published monthly.
The Quoddy Tides
123 Water Street, P.O. Box 213, Eastport, ME 04631
tel: 207-853-4806; fax: 207-853-4095; qtides@midmaine.com
The newspaper is published on the 2d and 4th Fridays each month.
The Calais Advertiser
P.O. Box 660, Calais, ME 04619
tel: 207-454-3561; fax: 207-454-3458; calaisadvertiser@verizon.net
The newspaper is published weekly on Thursdays.
The St. Croix Courier (from St. Stephen)
P.O. Box 777, Calais, ME 04619
P.O. Box 250, St. Stephen, NB E3L 2X2 Canada
tel: 506-466-3220; fax: 506-466-9950; courier@nb.aibn.com.
The newspaper is published weekly on Tuesdays.
Revised February 2007 by
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