3 days ago

Hodgdon schools approve reopening school plans for fall in latest school board meeting

Students at Mill Pond School and Hodgdon Middle-High School will head back to school in the fall, though it will be different from how they remember it. 

3 days ago

Lengthy discussions cause Orient town meeting to be extended to Saturday

The annual town meeting for Orient was recessed until Saturday after an often contentious three-hour meeting that dealt with 20 of the town’s 36 scheduled articles.

7 days ago

Adopt-A-Block of Aroostook, United Way hold ‘Stuff the Bus’ event at Houlton Walmart

A small school bus was displayed on the lawn outside the entrance of the Houlton Walmart on Aug. 6, to encourage customers to provide school supplies for local children in an Adopt-A-Block of Aroostook and United Way Stuff the Bus event.

2 weeks ago

Interstate paving begins between Medway and Sherman

Drivers heading northbound overnight on I-95 between Medway and Sherman can expect to see lane closures and pavement work, as part of a new operation by the Maine Department of Transportation. 

2 weeks ago

Houlton Police announce ‘Sweet Treats for Kind Feats’ program with Houlton Farms Dairy

The Houlton Police have announced a new partnership with Houlton Farms Dairy, in an effort to reward youth in the community for performing acts of kindness. 

2 weeks ago

Danforth Summerfest goes ahead, despite distancing guidelines

Though COVID-19 may have limited the ways in which people can come together and celebrate, it wasn’t able to stop the town of Danforth from holding its annual Summerfest celebration, albeit in a much more limited manner. 

2 weeks ago

Houlton Airport receives $400,000 federal grant

Houlton International Airport is one of eight airports in Maine that have been awarded a combined $3.5 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Airport Improvement Program. 

2 weeks ago

Ludlow approves Houlton ambulance and fire contracts, rejects Cary Library funding in first outdoor meeting

But the town rejected a motion to appropriate the sum of $1,778 to the Cary Library in Houlton for the 2020-21 fiscal year, with four opposed to three in favor.

2 weeks ago

Houlton Regional Hospital holds ‘Elvis Day’ to boost staff morale

The Elvis theme is just one of several morale-boosting events the hospital has held in the past few months.

2 weeks ago

Houlton Town Council receives FEMA grant to replace Morningstar Road culvert

The town of Houlton has accepted $585,000 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the town’s Morningstar Road culvert replacement/upsizing project.