2 months ago
Aroostook County begins land search for new jail
The county issued a request for proposals, formally beginning the search for a location to build a replacement for the 137-year-old Aroostook County Jail.
Stories by Cameron Levasseur
2 months ago
Late-night fire destroys Aroostook home
A fire destroyed a home on the Margison Road in Woodland overnight.
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These are the people tasked with keeping Maine’s potato industry healthy
Headquartered in Presque Isle, the board is a state-chartered head of the potato industry. It’s both the marketing arm that champions Maine’s No. 1 food crop and a leading researcher for its advancement.
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Presque Isle ramps up enforcement against owners of dangerous buildings
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — The Presque Isle City Council will vote on whether six buildings in its city are dangerous, marking a significant expansion of the city’s safety enforcement. The council Wednesday scheduled five dangerous building hearings for its October and November meetings, matching the total number of hearings it has held in the past […]
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Aroostook Centre Mall aims to avoid foreclosure auction over unpaid debt to contractor
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — The Aroostook Centre Mall in Presque Isle appears likely to avoid a foreclosure auction over an unpaid debt to a contractor, the mall’s owner and the contractor’s attorney told the Bangor Daily News on Thursday. Mall owner Dana Cassidy owes the Winslow-based contractor Big Dog Mechanical nearly $72,000 for work on […]
2 months ago
Court voids Caribou’s changes to local cannabis law after city councilor files appeal
CARIBOU, Maine — A controversial year-old amendment to Caribou’s ordinance regulating its cannabis industry has been voided as the result of a legal challenge filed by a sitting city councilor and a former council candidate. The council made changes to the ordinance without the proper review by its planning board, and did not adequately provide […]
2 months ago
At the Crown of Maine Balloon Fest, these people chase the balloons
It was barely 6 a.m., but the crew of Czech Mate was already in action. A half dozen volunteers offloaded equipment for what they hoped would be the first successful flight of the weekend at the Crown of Maine Balloon Fest in Presque Isle. From a trailer hitched to Seth and Katherine Bailey’s truck, out […]
2 months ago
Owner of 20 Maine nursing homes selling to California healthcare group
Exclusive to the Bangor Daily News and The County The owner of 20 Maine nursing homes and assisted living centers is in the process of selling its facilities to an out-of-state healthcare group. First Atlantic Healthcare, which owns or manages nursing, rehabilitation, long-term care and assisted living facilities from Caribou to Saco, is in the […]
2 months ago
Promising ‘a lot more enforcement,’ White House border czar visited northern Maine last week
Homan told attendees of a border seminar in Alexandria Bay, New York, that he was traveling to Maine to “find out what the hell is going on up there.”
2 months ago
Why a viral wallet maker set up shop in Presque Isle
“I like this energy, I think there’s potential. I think there’s like a lot of goodness on Main Street that’s not being taken advantage of.”
