1 month ago
Monticello fire destroys $500,000 worth of antique cars
The structure housed the antique vehicles including a Rolls Royce and a BSA motorcycle, antique radio equipment and a medical marijuana growing business.
Stories by Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli
1 month ago
Aroostook’s first comic con hits Houlton in November
The event is scheduled for Nov. 8-10, and is co-hosted by Shiretown Gaming and the Houlton Unitarian Church.
1 month ago
Houlton consignment shop attracts shoppers statewide
Located in the historic S.L. White Drug Co. building on Main Street, On the Rack sells women’s clothing, jewelry, beauty items, the Rude make-up line, shoes, boots and bags.
1 month ago
Hundreds of pumpkins will light walkways in Houlton’s inaugural Jack-O-Lantern Trail
For the first time, the Aroostook County town will host a Jack-O-Lantern Trail event similar to those in larger U.S. cities where people come from miles away to walk the lighted trails.
1 month ago
Aroostook man receives national award for connecting Mainers with jobs
He helps employers see beyond obstacles to focus instead on what the person does well.
1 month ago
IHOP opens at former Big Stop in Houlton
The IHOP franchise, owned by Great American Real Food Fast in Connecticut, moved into the previous Big Stop restaurant location.
1 month ago
Composer helps students connect truck sounds and music at Houlton private school
Bertrand Laurence, who began the weekly “finding your voice” elective sessions at the Carleton Project in Houlton in September, hopes exploring the students’ favorite sounds will help lead to the class composing its own music.
1 month ago
Aroostook Apple Day highlights Maine heirloom apples
This is the first time the biannual event has been held since COVID-19, said Unitarian minister Dave Hutchinson, the event host, adding that the Cup Cafe was serving apple themed baked goods and even a squash and apple soup on Saturday.
1 month ago
Aroostook Boys and Girls Clubs get $41,000 for STEM education
The money will be split between three clubs – Boys and Girls Club of Maliseet in Houlton, Boys and Girls Club of Micmac in Presque Isle and Boys and Girls Club of Sipayik in Perry – to help cover operating costs at each site.
1 month ago
Seattle cyclist starts 4,500-mile Eastern Divide Trail trek in Houlton
Dov Schlacter is riding on the relatively new Eastern Divide Trail that runs from Cape Spear, Newfoundland to Key West and is the longest contiguous off-road bikepacking route in the U.S.
