3 months ago
Houlton introduces new marijuana ordinance
Houlton doesn’t allow retail sales of marijuana but under the new ordinance there is an exemption for medical marijuana caregiver retail stores.
Stories by Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli
3 months ago
An anti-government group is recruiting in northern Maine
Tactical Civics has been listed as an extremist anti-government group by the Southern Poverty Law Center since 2023, when it saw the organization forming new branches around the country,
3 months ago
Smyrna Amish business has grown from farm stand to retail store
The market offers fresh-picked produce, pickles they make on premises, grass fed beef, pasture chicken, pasture pork, raw milk, butter, cheese, yogurt, kefir, jams and jellies, baked goods, baskets, leather products, fresh picked and pick your own flowers and more.
3 months ago
Aroostook man convicted of murder seeks chance to appeal, blames attorneys
James Paul Peaslee, 44, testified for nearly two hours in Aroostook County Superior Court, detailing how his former attorneys, Stephen Smith of Bangor and John Tebbetts of Presque Isle, did not represent his best interests.
3 months ago
The search isn’t over for a County pilot missing since 1972
The search for Lewis “Billy” Hogan’s plane is front and center again, because at 1 p.m. Saturday the Maine Army National Guard is giving a U.S. flag to his brother Jerome in honor of Billy, who was a member of the Houlton Army Guard.
3 months ago
What it’s like for a County truck driver to battle a massive wildfire in Oregon
Chuck Jackman, a wildland contract firefighter with the Maine Forest Service for over 15 years, is currently on assignment with Maine Forest Service and New Hampshire Forest Service firefighters as an incident commander in eastern Oregon for the Cottage Grove Lane 1 fire that was caused by lightning.
3 months ago
Leaders celebrate opening of national monument visitor’s center
“It was a true labor of love,” said U.S. Dept. of the Interior Sec. Deb Haaland on Saturday morning about the creation of Tekαkαpimək, Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument visitor’s center.
3 months ago
Caribou man crowned Spud Stud King at auction
Jacob Pelkey was crowned Spud Stud King 2024 after his proposed horseback riding date pushed a $20 starting bid up to $120 at Bastions Tavern in downtown Houlton on Friday night.
3 months ago
Despite early doubts, many locals support Katahdin-area national monument
More than 40,000 annual visitors, along with the recent construction of a 7,900-square-foot visitor center atop Lookout Mountain, have led many in the region to say the monument is bringing the area a much needed economic boost.
3 months ago
After 7 years, Houlton mobile home park may soon get clean water from taps
It took several state and federal grants that the town helped secure along with the owner’s financial contributions to bring clean water to the 80 or so people living at the park.
