The Calais Advertiser

08/17/2025

Cross-Border Spirit Shines in International Homecoming Parade

08/17/2025

Friendship Celebrated as International Homecoming Festival Wraps Up Strong

Jayna Smith [email protected] The 52nd Annual International Homecoming Festival is now in the books, and organizers are calling it a success. The weeklong celebration once again honored the friendship between Calais, Maine, and St. Stephen, New Brunswick. With cooperative weather and community spiri...

08/17/2025

St. Croix Apartments Redevelopment Moves Ahead Toward Senior Housing

Jayna Smith [email protected] The long-vacant St. Croix Apartments on Main Street are on track to reopen as senior housing, with plans for 26 units exclusively for older residents. According to Tom Michaud, executive director of Sunrise Opportunities, the building will serve low-income seniors once....

08/16/2025

Baileyville School Board Draws New Line Between Girls’ and Boys’ Sports
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08/16/2025

Calais Welcomes Back American Idol Star Julia Gagnon

Jayna Smith [email protected] American Idol star Julia Gagnon is returning to Flat Iron Park in downtown Calais on Saturday, August 30, bringing her powerhouse vocals and captivating stage presence back to the heart of Washington County. Organized and sponsored by Calais Downtown Revitalization Coal...

08/16/2025

Fire Spreads Along Track Road in Baileyville

Jayna Smith [email protected] Area fire departments and forest rangers responded to a wildfire off the Track Road in Baileyville on Saturday, Aug. 10. Reports that evening said that the fire had already consumed approximately 21 acres and had not been contained. By Monday afternoon, the fire was 20%...

08/15/2025

Washington County Commissioners Hold District Caucuses
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08/15/2025

08/15/2025

AI, Robots, and Climate: Endanger Will Robinson!
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08/15/2025

Washington County High- and Low-Rope Challenge Course Free to the Public

Every Tuesday and Wednesday through August, Maine Seacoast Mission welcomes the public to enjoy its new high- and low-ropes challenge course. Located at the Mission Downeast Campus at 6 Weald Bethel Lane in Cherryfield, the course will be open from 4 to 6 p.m. on August 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, and...

08/13/2025

Track Fire : 12:45 Update, August 13th

Crews continue to work hard on mop up in the black hitting all the hot spots. There is no active fire left burning at this time, just a lot of smolders that we will be working to address and dig out the rest of the day.

Tanker shuttles have been pretty effective as we have seen a decrease in vehicle traffic on the track road; thank you all for that. Yesterday we had temps on the fire scene over 100 degrees, we have "some relief" today as the temp is only 96.

Crews are staying hydrated and fed with all the generous donations from the community. We can't thank you enough for all the help. Sadly this still will continue to be an operation that moves through the weekend, as there is still a lot of work to do before all the hot spots and smolders are extinguished 100 percent.

I want to continue to thank all the men and women from the local departments for all the help, they are doing tough work in unbearable conditions, in hot and difficult terrain.

This will be the only update posted today, I will try and get another posted tomorrow around noon.

Baileyville Fire Chief Ireland

08/13/2025

A look back at Calais Bicentennial, August 2009