5 months ago
JetBlue cuts $3M from bid to serve Presque Isle’s airport
The unexpected shift brings JetBlue’s bid much closer to that of American Airlines, the other airline vying for Presque Isle’s next Essential Air Service contract.
Stories by Cameron Levasseur
5 months ago
County voters rejected 4 school budgets last year. They reversed course Tuesday.
In stark contrast to the spate of school budget rejections around Maine last summer, four Aroostook County districts that faced strong opposition in 2025 roundly passed their budgets at referendum Tuesday, echoing a trend in voting booths across the state. Voters from districts based in Fort Kent, Madawaska, Caribou and Hodgdon all approved their budgets […]
5 months ago
Presque Isle district voters approve school closure and budget
Voters in the Presque Isle area school district overwhelmingly approved the closure of the nearly 70-year-old Zippel Elementary School at referendum on Tuesday. Residents of MSAD 1, the five-community school district that includes Mapleton, Chapman, Castle Hill and Westfield, also passed the district’s $33 million budget by a slightly slimmer margin. The closure of Zippel […]
5 months ago
Aroostook County primary turnout starts light despite weighty ballot
The region’s three largest cities saw modest turnout by midday.
5 months ago
USDA highlights Mainers who have bought homes under program that has drawn scrutiny
“Since he was just a little boy, the goal was always to have my own home, and I’ve worked very hard to be where I am.”
5 months ago
Fort Fairfield Middle High School graduates 32
Valedictorian Nicholas O’Neal said the next stage of their lives won’t be easy, but that they have the power to chase their dreams.
5 months ago
Presque Isle High School honors 124 graduates
“We’ve learned resilience, adaptability, and how to keep moving forward,” Class president Eli Mosher said.
5 months ago
Large military training exercise to take over former Loring Air Force Base next week
|A joint military training exercise led by the New Hampshire National Guard will take over the former Loring Air Force Base in Limestone for five days starting next Monday. Half a dozen units will participate in Operation Northern Phoenix, an exercise intended to show the ability of the U.S. Air Force to deploy rapidly and […]
5 months ago
Team sets off from Maine to Europe in what could become 1st trans-Atlantic hydrogen balloon crossing
The team set off at 2 a.m. Thursday after hours of delays caused by high winds.
5 months ago
Updates: Balloon crew aims to make history
An international team of balloonists will attempt to make history from northern Maine, where they will launch an expedition Wednesday night that — if successful — would be the first trans-Atlantic crossing in an open-basket hydrogen balloon. The Atlantic Explorer, formerly known as the Torabhaig Atlantic Explorer, is expected to set off from Presque Isle […]
