2 weeks ago
As Mainers face record-high heating oil prices this winter, Aroostook County will be hit the hardest
A standard 275-gallon tank will cost upwards of $740 more to fill, multiplied by several fillups over the course of a winter.
Stories by Cameron Levasseur
3 weeks ago
Landmark Aroostook hotel installs massive ‘I love Presque Isle’ sign as new managers work to rehabilitate image
New managers installed the sign three weeks ago outside the Presque Isle Hotel, where they hope to create a tourist attraction.
3 weeks ago
Policing in Maine is more centralized than ever. Here’s why.
Maine has lost 15 local police departments since the turn of the century. That’s changed the face of rural policing. A Bangor Daily News analysis of 25 years of law enforcement employment data found that 15 police departments in the state have disbanded or merged with another since 2000. The trend dates back at least […]
3 weeks ago
As small police departments in rural Maine disappear, one town is hanging on
Forty-nine of Maine’s 101 municipal police departments operated with 10 or fewer full time officers in 2024. That includes Ashland.
4 weeks ago
UMPI unveils sculpture honoring Donald and Linda Zillman
The piece honors the memory of former President Donald Zillman and his wife, Linda Zillman, who became the university’s largest benefactors.
4 weeks ago
Embattled Aroostook town manager resigns and forfeits public hearing
Daigle’s resignation came during an evening Select Board meeting.
4 weeks ago
He retired as a town manager 13 years ago. He keeps coming back to guide towns in crisis.
Foster has acted as a single-man bullpen for communities in need of a stopgap.
4 weeks ago
Presque Isle council condemns 3 buildings in push against dangerous properties
Howe said the mobile home was full of “food, rats, raccoons, holes in the roof.”
4 weeks ago
How Susan Collins’ and Troy Jackson’s Aroostook roots are shaping their US Senate race
In no race in the state’s modern memory have the candidates so heavily wielded their roots to lure voters.
1 month ago
One of these 8 sites could hold Aroostook’s next jail
The wealth of bidders gives Aroostook County options as it moves to replace its 137-year-old jail.
