5 years ago

Local youth set for NE foul shooting event

Faith Sjoberg of Presque Isle and Blayne Tardif of Mapleton are among the six Maine Elks Association Hoop Shoot contest winners who have advanced to the regional championships.

5 years ago

Mars Hill man fails to slow down for traffic, rear ends vehicle

A Mars Hill man was injured Friday morning when he failed to slow down for traffic traveling behind a plow truck on Route 1 in Westfield and drove into the rear end of the vehicle in front of him, according to Maine State Police.

5 years ago

Mapleton crash attributed to sleepy driver

Two drivers escaped serious injuries in an early morning crash Monday on Main Street that police say was caused by a pickup truck driver who fell asleep.

6 years ago

Presque Isle area calendar

Wednesday, March 15 PRESQUE ISLE: Free workshop at the Presque Isle CareerCenter on Maine JobLink resume creation, 9 a.m. FMI: 760-6300. PRESQUE ISLE: Meeting of the Presque Isle Housing Authority Board of Commissioners, 5 p.m. at 58 Birch St.

6 years ago

Cheerleading championships highlight busy sports weekend

Cheerleading squads from Caribou, Presque Isle, Houlton, Central Aroostook and Fort Fairfield will meet up for the annual Aroostook League championships, to be held at Caribou High School Friday beginning at 7 p.

6 years ago

Panthers take on 10-0 Warriors in key girls’ basketball game

The Central Aroostook girls pulled off an improbable regular season comeback win over Southern Aroostook last year in Mars Hill and then proceeded to knock the Warriors out of the tournament with a five-point semifinal win.

6 years ago

Jackson and Bartley win sprint races

The Caribou Nordic ski teams continued their dominance in competitions held within Aroostook County as the girls and boys each claimed team victories at a sprint event held Jan.

6 years ago

County Face: Stacy Shaw of Mapleton

Life’s full of risks and Stacy Shaw’s mantra is “safety first.”  When he walks through the doors of his workplace each morning he prepares for battle as the head of information systems, ready to face the dangers of the cyber world lurking in the dark corners of the internet.

6 years ago

PI girls win big road game at MDI

In a make-up game played in Bar Harbor Wednesday, the Wildcats were tied with the Trojans at halftime, but dominated play in the second half to pull off their fourth consecutive win by a score of 58-44 and move to 8-3 on the season.

6 years ago

Fort Fairfield blows past Easton for eighth straight win

By Kevin SjobergSports Reporter EASTON — After going through some early season struggles, Fort Fairfield is proving it belongs among the elite in the Class C North division.