MACHIAS – The Washington County Democratic Committee will conduct its monthly meeting at 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20, at the Ridgeview Housing Project on Broadway.

The committee is also sponsoring a supper reception for Democratic candidates and voters from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24, at the Machias Motor Inn banquet room. The reception is free and will be followed at 6:30 p.m. by a debate between state legislative candidates at the University of Maine at Machias.