3 weeks ago

Government shutdown delays Mi’kmaq fish hatchery expansion

When finished, the facility will quadruple the tribe’s footprint to raise brook trout from its current 3,000-square-foot hatchery.

3 weeks ago

3 Aroostook towns gear up for holiday light parades

Presque Isle, Limestone and Fort Fairfield will each host their annual parades in the first two weekends of the month, kicking off a busy holiday season for local events.

3 weeks ago

Popular Festival of Trees ensures dental care for Aroostook kids

“If I had a big enough place to do it, I could have 100 trees,” a festival co-chair said.

3 weeks ago

Iconic Northern Maine restaurant sells at foreclosure auction

Burger Boy, a Caribou diner that has been a staple in the community since 1968, sold Monday.

3 weeks ago

Aroostook man who died from carbon monoxide poisoning remembered as ‘very caring’

Sixty-four-year-old Brian Marchant and Laurie Ridgway, 56, were found dead on Nov. 18.

4 weeks ago

New ambulance will bring better care to 3 Aroostook towns

An Aroostook County ambulance service is now able to provide better care thanks to a new ambulance.

4 weeks ago

A former Caribou basketball star now officiates alongside his dad

“I got so much out of the sport and I wanted to do something to give back in a way.”

1 month ago

Aroostook homeless youth program shuts down after losing federal grant

A transitional living program that housed homeless youth in Aroostook County has shut down after it was denied a $350,000 federal grant that made up the bulk of its funding. The Northern Lighthouse announced on Nov. 14 that its transitional living program would close immediately, after officials were notified shortly after the government reopened last […]