Washington County races against time to complete crucial audits after auditor Stephen Hopkins resigns, jeopardizing $2 million in funding for the 2026 budget.

The auditor will complete work on outstanding audits for the Unorganized Territories, but will not do any more work on Washington County’s 2023 and 2024 audits.

The fiscal troubles of Washington County, Maine, home of the West Quoddy Head lighthouse, inspired a state bill that would authorize municipal bankruptcies. State Sen. Marianne Moore, who sponsored ...

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Maine (THE MAINE MONITOR) - Washington County’s 2022 audit, which was recently accepted by county commissioners, is a harsh reflection of questionable spending, unbalanced books, ...

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Maine (THE MAINE MONITOR) - Many towns across Washington County are set to meet in the coming weeks to vote on plans to prepay their share of the county’s outstanding 2025 debt to ...

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County commissioners voted to reduce the mileage reimbursement rate from a federal standard to a state standard to save money. Cpl. Oscar Sprague was reported missing in action while fighting in Korea ...