19 hours ago

Actors coach County students in the spirit of Shakespeare

“There’s no subtext in Shakespeare. He’s all in the text. He shows you how to feel.”

19 hours ago

A Maine town doesn’t allow schools, hospitals and libraries. One man wants to change that.

Driving home from Castle Hill’s annual town meeting last March, Ewen Allison was upset. He, like many from the small Aroostook County town, had voted in favor of an updated land use ordinance that night. It easily passed. But he hadn’t actually read the ordinance. “It seemed innocuous enough. I wasn’t planning on building anything,” […]

4 days ago

Aroostook’s newest bakery has been buzzing since opening day

It sold out of its morning menu in less than three hours on Saturday and has already hired two more employees.

6 days ago

A Presque Isle agricultural site is on the market for $1.2M

Built in 1948, the facility features a warehouse and three steel silos.

7 days ago

Northern and central Aroostook under winter storm warning Wednesday

A storm approaching from the west is expected to bring snow, heavy sleet and ice that could create hazardous travel conditions.

7 days ago

Maine’s proposed data center ban could restrict facility planned at Loring

Under the terms of the bill, the center could not scale beyond 20 megawatts for the foreseeable future.

7 days ago

Caribou eyes flat budget in 2026

Councilors set an informal target of funding a budget that does not increase the municipal tax rate.

2 weeks ago

These Maine towns have the most cannabis businesses

Since recreational cannabis sales became legal in Maine five years ago, marijuana has boomed into a nearly half-billion-dollar industry. But recently, as more storefronts occupy downtowns and rural byways, some municipalities have considered taking steps to rein in the ballooning marketplace. Presque Isle, which boasts the most visible cannabis presence in northern Maine, adopted a […]