Eleventh resident dies in County nursing home outbreaks
Three more Aroostook County nursing home residents have died as COVID-19 outbreaks afflict facilities in Madawaska, Caribou and Eagle Lake.
Three more Aroostook County nursing home residents have died as COVID-19 outbreaks afflict facilities in Madawaska, Caribou and Eagle Lake.
Fire destroyed the main building at the Maine Department of Transportation’s Fort Fairfield facility early Sunday morning.
Another Aroostook County nursing home resident has died as COVID-19 outbreaks afflict facilities in Caribou, Madawaska and Eagle Lake.
The No. 3-ranked Madawaska Owls came out fighting but the Presque Isle defense proved too much to overcome as the No. 4 ranked Wildcats managed a 1-0 win to take the Aroostook League Division I Boys Soccer Championship on Thursday.
A champion will not be crowned for the 2020 Aroostook League Division I girls soccer this year after COVID-19 forced the cancellation of the title game.
The top-ranked Wisdom Pioneers girls varsity soccer team shut out No. 4 Washburn, 4-0, Thursday to earn a spot in the Division 2 Aroostook County Championship.
The candidates on the ballot for Maine House District 151, which encompasses Allagash, Ashland, Eagle Lake, Fort Kent, Masardis, New Canada, Portage Lake, St. Francis, Wallagrass and Plantations of Garfield, Nashville, Oxbow, St. John and Winterville, plus the unorganized territory of Northwest Aroostook, are incumbent Rep. John Martin, a Democrat, and his challenger, Republican Kevin Bushey.
A Ludlow man was taken to the hospital following a single vehicle crash in town on Saturday.
Students who attend the University of Maine at Fort Kent and University of Maine at Presque Isle will be expected to abide by safety protocols implemented in the plan, including social distancing and wearing protective face coverings to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Speed was a factor in a rollover crash in Merrill that sent the driver to the hospital.