1 min ago

Students gather to think of ways to protect all students

The Civil Rights Team at Hodgdon Mill Pond School is composed of fifth- and sixth-grade who meet every other week to discuss ways to protect the Civil Rights of students

32 mins ago

Putnam joins local insurance company

Chris Anderson, president of the F.A. Peabody Company, has announced the hiring of Mark J. Putnam as a commercial sales executive for the business community of central Aroostook County.

44 mins ago

Agency promotes Stair to president

Care & Comfort has announced the appointment of Michael Stair to president, along with his current role as COO.

50 mins ago

Kids-only craft fair comes to Wintergreen

The community can support young local artists and crafters at a unique Art and Craft Fair on Saturday, April 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Wintergreen Arts Center.

1 hour ago

CDC issues romaine lettuce warning

Food safety professionals at the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry are joining their counterparts around the country to urge caution regarding chopped romaine lettuce

3 hours ago

Woodland student earns lumber group scholarship

Benjamin McEndarfer, a Northern Maine Community College Building Construction Technology student from Woodland, is this year’s Brian C. Thayer Memorial Scholarship recipient.

3 hours ago

University of Maine at Fort Kent, University of Maine at Presque Isle appoint joint enrollment head

Officials with Northern Maine’s two public universities have announced the joint appointment of Jason Towers as executive director of enrollment management for the University of Maine at Fort Kent and the University of Maine at Presque Isle.

4 hours ago

Totally Trades touts non-traditional careers for girls

New Ventures Maine is offering a hands-on, day-long event designed to encourage girls to consider careers in fields traditionally filled more predominantly by males.

4 hours ago

Houlton area From Our Files (week of April 18, 2018)

Miss Josie Callahan has been accepted by the American Red Cross for nursing duties and will leave Houlton May 1, for headquarters preparatory to going overseas.

5 hours ago

‘Nothing to do’? Just look around

How often have you heard someone say, “There’s nothing to do”?