1 hour ago

PI water utility seeks rate increase, transitioning leadership

The Presque Isle Utilities District is proposing a rate increase for 2019 largely to pay for a recent infrastructure project. The utility is also undergoing a management transition.

19 hours ago

Caribou Russet is now a Maine success story

The Maine Potato Board presented the eighth annual Maine Harvest Festival in Bangor the weekend of Nov. 17 and 18, and once again featured the popular Caribou Russet potato.

19 hours ago

Hospital offers new birthing gown to expectant mothers

Jennifer Plante, BSN, RNC-OB, primary charge nurse at Cary Medical Center’s Maternal/Child Unit, announced the addition of the BG and CO birthing gown which will now be available to all expectant mothers who deliver at Cary.

24 hours ago

RSU 50 menu (week of November 21, 2018)

Choice of fat-free chocolate, strawberry or white milk or 1 percent white milk; cereal, assorted fruit juice and fresh fruit.

1 day ago

Caribou to hold public hearing on rezoning of former Hilltop property, nearby lots

The city of Caribou will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, Nov. 20, regarding the rezoning of eight properties along Paris Snow Drive

2 days ago

Aroostook Band of Micmacs keep language, culture alive through community classes

Thanks to recent grant funding, the Aroostook Band of Micmacs in Presque Isle is now striving to host more weekly and monthly cultural education classes for their community.

2 days ago

Festival of Trees fundraiser finds new home

Those wishing to cast votes for their favorite decorated Christmas tree at Houlton Regional Hospital will have to look a little harder this year.

2 days ago

SAD 70 menu (week of November 21, 2018)

Breakfast is served with choice of cereal, assorted fruit juice and white or chocolate milk.

2 days ago

UMPI, SAD 1 partnership aims to help students break into medical workforce

A collaboration between the University of Maine at Presque Isle and SAD 1’s Adult and Community Education program already is seeing its second crop of students graduate and help fulfill a crucial workforce need for Aroostook County.

2 days ago

MMA presents Caribou police chief lifetime achievement award

Caribou Police Chief Michael Gahagan had no idea he would be receiving the Ethel N. Kelley Memorial Award while attending the Maine Municipal Association’s annual convention in Augusta this October, and he was surprised to find fellow department heads and even former Caribou city managers present when he arrived.

3 days ago

Woodland to hold special town meeting for purchase of plow truck

Woodland selectmen voted Thursday night to hold a special town meeting on Nov. 26 to trade in their current 2009 plow truck

3 days ago

MSAD 1 board OKs new PIMS principal, sharing contract

The Maine School Administrative District 1 board of directors approved continuing a superintendent services sharing contract with MSAD 45 in Washburn Wednesday, along with additional services covered under an addendum to the contract.

3 days ago

Maine DOE to recognize bilingual students upon graduation

During a special announcement at the Maine State House on Oct. 29, Commissioner Robert G. Hasson Jr. of the Maine Department of Education announced a new award for graduating bilingual students beginning in June 2019.

3 days ago

Decision regarding Northern Maine Fair dates to come later this month

Officials from the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry have confirmed that a formal decision regarding the Northern Maine Fair Association’s latest request for different fair dates will be announced before the end of November.

3 days ago

Washburn District High School students explore local history

Washburn District High School freshmen recently visited the Benjamin C. Wilder and Aroostook Agricultural Museum.

3 days ago

County native joins Wintergreen board

Wintergreen Arts Center recently welcomed Tara Smith Vighetti to its board of directors.

3 days ago

Presque Isle City Council gives Wildcat soccer teams their day

Presque Isle city councilors proclaimed Nov. 14, as Presque Isle High School Soccer Teams Day during their meeting that day.

3 days ago

Man who killed father in Masardis wins release from state custody

Michael MacDonald, who was found not criminally responsible for the 2004 murder of his father in Masardis, was released by a judge from state custody Thursday after officials determined he has been rehabilitated.