20 hours ago

Aroostook County folks place wreaths in honor of local veterans during ceremonies

In Presque Isle and Mapleton, many local residents contributed their own time to the Wreaths Across America holiday tradition.

24 hours ago

Presque Isle library builds book tree in celebration of reading and the holiday season

Like many local businesses, the Mark and Emily Turner Memorial Library is celebrating the holiday season with a bright, colorful Christmas tree standing in their front entrance, though not a typical tree with green branches and glass ornaments.

1 day ago

County Faces: Andrea Gregg of Mapleton

When Andrea Gregg was growing up in the small rural town of Brownsville in the Katahdin region of Maine, she never thought that one day she would become part of a five-generation family farm whose roots run deep in the rich land of Aroostook County.

1 day ago

Victorian Christmas traditions come to life at Presque Isle Historical Society

Visitors to the 1875 Vera Estey House Museum this past weekend took a trip back in time to the Victorian era while learning about how many of their favorite holiday traditions originated.

2 days ago

Driver hurt but husband and son escape injury in Linneus rollover accident

A local woman was hurt when she lost control of her vehicle in slush on the Hodgdon Mills Road in Linneus and crashed into some trees on Saturday morning. Her husband and child were not injured, according to Maine State Police.

2 days ago

PI City Council decides not to fund new fire truck at this time

During Wednesday night’s municipal budget meeting, Presque Isle city councilors decided to withhold the purchase of a new engine/tanker fire truck until a future budget year while debating the value of buying a new command vehicle that would primarily be used by fire chief Darrell White.

3 days ago

Emera crews investigating outage that has affected thousands of Aroostook customers

Crews from Emera Maine are investigating the cause of a power outage that has affected more than 1,000 customers in central Aroostook County.

3 days ago

Local quilting group donates handmade quilts to dialysis patients in Presque Isle

Patients at the County Dialysis Center in Presque Isle soon will receive special handmade Christmas gifts that will keep them warm throughout the long, cold winter months in Aroostook County.

3 days ago

Presque Isle City Council reduces mill rate, moves closer to budget finalization

Presque Isle City Manager Martin Puckett announced during the latest City Council meeting that reductions in smaller budget items have allowed city officials to lower the proposed 2019 mill rate by around half a mill since the previous week’s discussions on next year’s municipal budget.

3 days ago

Police arrest PI man accused of domestic assault, threatening family with a gun

Presque Isle police officers arrested a local man Thursday afternoon in connection with an alleged domestic incident that involved threatening with a gun.