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The County Crossword for February 25, 2026
You can complete this crossword puzzle online. Just click on the box you want to fill in and begin typing the word you think is the answer to the clue.
Stories by Contributed
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Katahdin Trust employees announce 2025 Casual Because We Care Fund recipient
HOULTON, Maine – Katahdin Trust, a local community bank that serves northern Maine and the greater Bangor and Portland regions, would like to announce that its employees have chosen to donate funds that they raised through the Bank’s Casual Because We Care program to Maine Farmland Trust. “Choosing an organization is not easy,” said Natasha […]
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Sadie Grace
It is with a heavy heart that I am writing this story. We lost our Yorkipoo Sadie Grace on Jan. 21.
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Grant opportunity opens
To the editor:
AARP Maine is thrilled to announce that the 2026 AARP Community Challenge grant program is now accepting applications.
1 day ago
PAWS Pet of the Week – Chip
PAWS of Fort Kent presents Chip, a stunning 2-year-old gray tiger with gorgeous green eyes. This handsome guy is a sweetheart.
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Keeping energy more affordable
To the editor:
Energy policy viscerally impacts families, businesses and communities in Aroostook County and across northern Maine. We really feel it during these cold winters when the heating bills stack up.
1 day ago
A note from a mosquito
Satire is a strong part of trying to understand why the world is as it is. Usually humorous, it poses, answers and reposes questions asked and unasked. What follows is a gentle bit of satire.
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The dog
I drove by the tiny, rustic house each day on my way to work. As soon as I could catch a glimpse of the yard, I would slow down and quickly turn my head to check and see if the dog was sitting in the doghouse door, his head straight ahead with a heavy, rusty chain on his neck.
1 day ago
Free grief support groups to start
Anyone who has recently lost a loved one and is looking for grief support is invited to join Northern Light Home Care and Hospice at one of two free, six-week grief support groups.
1 day ago
The great ice fishing bait debate
Some ice fishermen walk into a bait shop, plunk down their bucket and their money and then happily head for the lake with whatever size, shape and species of bait fish the owner has dipped out
