8 months ago

Crews demolish Caribou’s former diesel plant

It marks a substantial milestone in the cleanup of several industrial sites that made up the Caribou Power Plant, a project that has been in progress since 2021.

8 months ago

First emergency veterinarian north of Holden opens in Mars Hill

It’s the northernmost after-hours veterinary clinic in the state, meeting a significant need in a rural region that has long faced a shortage of veterinarians.

8 months ago

How commercial air service has evolved at Presque Isle’s airport

Here’s how things have evolved since 2000 and how the federal program has sustained service to northern Maine.

8 months ago

Sheriff’s office sees fewer calls and arrests in 2025

Deputies responded to 157 fewer calls in the seven Aroostook County towns that have local police departments.

8 months ago

JetBlue and American Airlines bid to serve Presque Isle airport

The department released the bids Thursday, one day after Wednesday’s submission deadline.

8 months ago

Aroostook County hires new administrator

The hiring ends a three-and-a-half-month period where county government operated without a permanent administrator.

8 months ago

Presque Isle school board votes to close Zippel Elementary

The vote begins the formal process toward shuttering the nearly 70-year-old building at the conclusion of the school year.

8 months ago

Castle Hill lifts ban on schools, hospitals and libraries

Residents of the central Aroostook County town of Castle Hill voted Tuesday night to change to the town’s land use ordinance to allow the development of schools, hospitals and libraries. The facilities — which are typically community anchors — were not previously allowed under the ordinance. It was not an intentional ban, Sandra Fournier, the […]