The headline in the Wednesday, June 9, 1943 issue of the Bangor Daily News read    “Six Machias Business Blocks Destroyed Saturday in One of the Town’s Most Serious Fires” – Loss Estimated at $100,000; important Business Section of Center Street is in Ruins.

The Machias Memorial High School (MMHS) JMG group has organized their first Pop-Up Prom Show for boys to be held Thursday, April 26 from 2-4 p.m. in the MMHS cafeteria.

The group has gathered donations of prom-ready attire such as coats, ties, dress shirts, pants, suspenders, and much more. Many of the donations were gifted to the group by Bags o’ Rags in Machias.

WA senior Ava Emery found the perfect “little black dress.” NHS sets the Saturday morning boutique up to look like a pop-up dress shop, complete with fitting rooms and full length mirrors. 

Through a partnership between the Maine Department of Education and the University of Maine System, tuition is waived for all qualified high school students in Maine to cover up to 12 college credits per year.

Starting May 14, the University of Maine will offer summer courses suitable for rising high school juniors and seniors. Early college courses are available at the University of Maine campus in Orono, the UMaine Hutchinson Center in Belfast, and online.

Applications are currently being accepted for three Maine Community Foundation’s scholarships that support Washington County students.

by Phil Stuart

The Lubec Junior High School girls have been a dominant force in the Downeast area for a number of years, and they don’t seem to be slowing down.

On March 14 and 15, Shawn Tinker and Jordy Tinker’s Hornets journeyed over to Baileyville to play in the annual Downeast Federal Credit Union tourney coordinated by Mike Boies and the Woodland Recreation Department.

The tournament opened with the usual Woodland/Calais match-up and the Dragons, under Coach Sheridan Smith, prevailed by a score of 31-22.

by Phil Stuart

The Machias High School Bulldogs basketball team waited a long time before they had an opportunity to play for a regional championship or a state title. The Bulldog boys never played on the Bangor auditorium floor until 1969, other than a preseason game or a game against the Bangor Junior Varsity. Since then, like most other schools, they have had their ups and downs.

Currently they have three state championships in boys’ basketball which puts them third Downeast behind Jonesport-Beals and Calais.

by Phil Stuart

Since 1956, the Bangor Daily News has been selecting high school boys basketball players for their allstate team, considered to be the top five talented players in the Pine Tree State. The newspaper also selects a second and a third team of five players each plus a list of 20 or more considered to be in the honorable mention category.

For the first time since 2005, no Washington County player was listed among the top 35 or 40 players in the state of Maine.