Stories by Paula Brewer

2 days ago

Fire flattens potato storage building in Limestone

LIMESTONE, Maine — A fire destroyed a Limestone potato house early Wednesday. Limestone Fire & Rescue received a call at 1:44 a.m. about a potato storage facility ablaze near 302 Main St, fire officials said in a release. The building had collapsed and was fully engulfed when crews arrived. Two engines, a tanker and eight […]

4 days ago

USDA awards $1M to Houlton school district to boost technology

Houlton’s school district has received $1 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. John Butera, the USDA Rural Development Maine state director, visited Houlton Monday to announce the funding. The schools in the Southern Aroostook Area Regional Service Center (SAARS) applied for the USDA Distance Learning Telemedicine grant. The schools include RSU 29 (Houlton), MSAD […]

1 week ago

‘Spud Shufflers’ cast returns for third comic caper in Washburn

Characters from the “Spud Shufflers Retirement Home” will return to the stage with their third comic caper to sustain a longtime Aroostook event. Spearheaded by the Washburn Rotary Club, the original one-act play “Has the Last Egg Fried?” headlines a dinner theater that will benefit the town’s August Festival. One of Aroostook’s longest-running summer events […]

2 weeks ago

Presque Isle approves moratorium on new marijuana businesses

The Presque Isle City Council approved a temporary moratorium on Wednesday halting new adult use and medical marijuana businesses. The moratorium would last up to 12 months and would allow the Planning Board to consider changes to the ordinance governing the sale of the substance that has made the city the cannabis hub of northern […]