Residents of the town of Portage Lake have approved the purchase of a new fire truck, the installation of a new roof on the municipal building and a land lease for Portage Lakers Snowmobile Club’s new clubhouse.
Longtime potato expert Jim Dwyer is retiring from the University of Maine Cooperative Extension this summer and moving on to a new role to share his knowledge and experience with a new generation of agricultural professionals.
The Mars Hill Town Council set its 2019 tax rate on Tuesday evening, raising the property tax rate by 1.4 percent to offer the town a budgetary cushion.
As Aroostook County’s potato crop emerges from the ground, a new processing plant is in the works in Washburn thanks to a tax credit designed for the Penobscot McCrum business based in Belfast.
A Presque Isle man is facing a number of charges after allegedly driving under the influence, crashing his vehicle in Mapleton and attempting to elude police.
The Washburn Police Department and Maine State Fire Marshal’s Office are investigating an apparently intentional fire set to the dugout of the baseball field at Washburn High School.
The Presque Isle Utilities District is waiting for the results of soil tests and a decision by the state government on whether it can continue spreading the sludge from its wastewater, amid a statewide mandate to test treated wastewater for a class of synthetic chemicals known as PFAS — perfluoroalky and polyfluoroalkyl substances .
The towns of Blaine and Mars Hill will be considering the future of their shared community center and whether to invest in a new building, renovations or additions.
While Presque Isle International Airport broke new records for boardings in April and May, a group of residents is aiming to bring more perspectives to conversations about air travel in Aroostook County.
The first leg of the Presque Isle bypass will open to traffic on Thursday, June 20, according to the Maine Department of Transportation.
