4 years ago

Presque Isle senior, doctor shares experience staying active

With a bit of determination and some help from modern medicine, 84-year-old Dorilla Bagley is keeping active despite dealing with osteoporosis and a recent spine fracture.

4 years ago

County Faces: Ed Chase of Presque Isle

Ed Chase always knew he wanted to work in the forestry industry. 

4 years ago

Study to examine debated practice of aerial herbicide spraying of forests

Late summer is the time of year when young spruce and fir tree plantations are treated with herbicides sprayed from helicopters to control competing growth of other trees and shrubs.

4 years ago

Blaine, Mars Hill move ahead with community center

The effort by Blaine and Mars Hill to build a new community center is moving into the conceptual design phase this fall, with a likelihood of a bond referendum going to voters in mid-2020, said Mars Hill town manager David Cyr. 

4 years ago

The pesticide Maine potato farmers use to control disease is being banned around the world

University of Maine Cooperative Extension crops specialist Steven Johnson is letting the region's potato growers know that they might consider changing the ways they control the disease late blight in the coming years. 

4 years ago

Aroostook Apple Day to celebrate tree fruit in northern Maine

The Southern Aroostook Soil & Water Conservation District will hold its third Aroostook Apple Day -- a gathering of tree fruit growers and lovers -- on Saturday, Oct. 5, at the Unitarian Church in Houlton.

4 years ago

Homeless Services of Aroostook plans to open day center

Homeless Services of Aroostook, which operates one of three “low barrier” shelters in the state, is planning to open a new day center in the hopes of better serving people experiencing homelessness in northern Maine.

4 years ago

Farmers successfully ‘soiled undies’ for science demonstration

The farmers and gardeners involved in the Southern Aroostook Soil and Water Conservation District’s unusual soil health experiment have unearthed their test subjects: the remains of cotton underwear they buried earlier this summer. 

4 years ago

Police say medical emergency led to Ashland rollover

A 67-year-old Portage man suffering a medical event while driving escaped life-threatening injuries after his pickup truck rolled over in Ashland.

4 years ago

Police look for 2 men considered armed and dangerous in PI shooting

Presque Isle Police Department said just before 8 a.m. Monday that the police agencies are looking for suspects involved in a shooting near Northern Maine Community College, located at the Skyway Industrial Park.