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🌱 Meet Sheba Merritt, a lifelong builder with Jonesport stories to tell

Machias, Maine Patch AM: a 3 min read

Hi Machias! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Meet Sheba Merritt, a lifelong builder with Jonesport stories to tell
  • Washington County budget cuts spark debate over deputies and taxes

Also on today's calendar: Seacoast Artisans 27th Annual Holiday Fine Arts & Craft Show and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 47 and low of 30 degrees.
  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 46, low: 31.
  • Friday: Rather cloudy, a little rain, with a high of 44 and low of 36 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Sheldon ‘Sheba' Merritt of Jonesport (mainescoast.com) — Sheldon “Sheba” Merritt has spent a lifetime building and repairing around Jonesport, from shingling roofs to constructing a sardine museum. His memories of local boat shops, including the yard where his father worked for 38 years, offer a personal look at the town’s working waterfront and the people who shaped it.
   

• Nearly all of $1 million in cuts from Washington County budget are in sheriff's office (newscentermaine.com) — Washington County’s budget advisory committee recommended more than $1 million in cuts to the proposed 2027 budget, almost entirely from the sheriff’s office. Members removed duplicate expenses and scaled back requests for deputies and vehicles, dividing over taxpayer costs and staff burnout. Commissioners will consider the recommendations, with action required by Dec. 15.
   

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💬 Chatter

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  • Babki posted a job opening for Part-Time Game Tester in Machias. Apply here.

🗞 Nearby News

Lubec

  • Wreaths Across America reveals schedule for 2026 Escort to Arlington, which includes nearly a dozen stops in Maine (wmtw.com)
  • Crossroads Youth Center crowns Miss Aroostook, Miss Northern Maine titleholders (wagmtv.com)
  • Nearly all Washington County budget cuts are in its sheriff's office (themainemonitor.org)

Eastport

Ok Machias! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Machias

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