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Balloon Fest street fair gets underway at 5 p.m. on Aug. 22, 2019

The Crown of Maine Balloon Fest street fair will begin at 5 p.m. on Main Street today, Aug. 22. 

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Transportation grants available to aid elderly

Grants of up to $10,000 are available through the Maine Community Foundation for community-based efforts to improve or increase access to transportation that may also reduce social isolation for older people.

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Caribou first-graders among first to benefit from Dirigo Reads

A new program that aims to put a book in the hands of every Maine first-grader each month during the school year by 2025 launched on Aug. 22, and includes students from Caribou. 

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Couple opens electronics store in Aroostook Centre Mall

The Aroostook Centre Mall is home to a new store specializing in television, internet and cell phone packages in partnership with both local and national carriers.

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Dance students get taste of potato picking

Trading in tutus and ballet slippers for work jeans and gloves, a group of young women from Gardiner have learned the time-honored tradition of picking potatoes by hand, thanks to a pair of local farmers.

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Ark Animal Sanctuary – Week of August 28

I would like to discuss our adoption process in greater detail.  Everyone that adopts from us has to fill out a pre-adopt and be approved.

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Farm Service Agency adds electronic payment options

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency is expanding its payment options to now accept debit cards and Automated Clearing House debit. 

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Northern Light to discontinue ambulance services at the end of 2019

Northern Light A.R. Gould Hospital has announced it will no longer provide ambulance services as of Jan. 1, 2020.

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Border Patrol arrests New Brunswick man for illegal entry

A St. John, New Brunswick man who was arrested Friday, Aug. 16, after he entered the United States illegally plead guilty to the charge the same day in federal court in Bangor.

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Hair stylist excited to open her own business on Presque Isle Main Street

When Karen Cox stopped her car at a stoplight on Main Street in Presque Isle, next to the shopping area that houses Boulevard Graphix, she knew that the former GiftSmart location would be the ideal place to begin her own hair and tanning salon.

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Births at Houlton Regional Hospital, August 2019

The following births were recorded recently at Houlton Regional Hospital.

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Bartlett receives Aroostook Career and Technical Initiative

The Southern Aroostook Vocational Educators’ Association has established the Aroostook Career and Technical Initiative with the help of a $200 grant from the Maine Education Association. 

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Presque Isle man who was sentenced for 2018 shooting is taken into custody on gun charge

A Presque Isle man is in police custody for multiple charges, including possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. 

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Cooking with Susie Q – Week of August 26, 2019

This year seems to have been a good growing year for our garden. The cucumbers are abundant and pickles seem to be in my future. If you don’t have a garden, check out the farmers market or one of the many roadside stands locally.

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Ashland holds tax rate, eyes future of ReEnergy site

The Ashland Town Council voted to set its property tax rate at $27.75 per $1,000 of property value while acknowledging that next year’s financial situation could change with the closing of the ReEnergy biomass plant.

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Border Patrol Explorer Recognized by Senator Collins

On Thursday, Aug. 8, Border Patrol Explorer in Charge Christopher “CJ” Violette was recognized by U.S. Senator Susan Collins for being named National Border Patrol Explorer of the Year. 

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Peaslee sentencing delayed to November

The sentencing of an Easton man who was found guilty in June of killing his stepfather has been rescheduled.

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Houlton man sentenced on smuggling charge

A Houlton man was sentenced on Tuesday in a New Brunswick court to one year in prison for smuggling child pornography into Canada.