4 months ago
Electricity rates for some Mainers will rise in January
In northern Maine, the average monthly bill for residential and small-business customers using about 550 kilowatt hours a month will go up $16.
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4 months ago
2025 Aroostook County Housing Summit successfully concludes with strong stakeholder engagement
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — The 2025 Aroostook County Housing Summit, hosted by Aroostook Partnership in collaboration with MaineHousing and the Genesis Community Loan Fund, successfully concluded on Oct. 30 at the Edmunds Conference Center at Northern Maine Community College in Presque Isle. The event drew more than 90 participants including developers, municipal housing and economic […]
4 months ago
Graduates complete NMCC logging program
Northern Maine Community College in Presque Isle, in partnership with the Professional Logging Contractors of the Northeast, celebrated the graduation of the Class of 2025 from the mechanized logging operations and forest trucking program on Thursday afternoon.
4 months ago
Cary Medical Center advocates for radiologic technology training
Aroostook County’s four hospitals are in critical need of more radiologic technologists.
5 months ago
AR Gould employees welcomed into ‘VIP’ group
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Seventeen individuals at Northern Light AR Gould Hospital were welcomed into a “Veterans-In-Partnership” or VIP group at the hospital. While all employees are considered very important at the organization, this impressive group is the hospital’s most tenured, all having achieved the status of 20 years or more of service. “Your care, […]
5 months ago
Local CrossFit celebrates veterans and anniversary on same day
Members of Aroostook Iron CrossFit celebrated one year in business on Veterans Day with a special workout honoring those who served.
5 months ago
The County’s Fall Festival to End Hunger raises nearly $50,000
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine – The County Federal Credit Union recently held the annual Fall Festival to End Hunger at Big Rock Mountain in Mars Hill and raised just shy of $50,000 for local food pantries. “The community has enthusiastically embraced our Fall Festival to End Hunger each year since its inception,” said Dan Bagley, EVP. […]
5 months ago
Southern Aroostook levels up: economic developer completes nation’s top training program
The Southern Aroostook region is leveling up its approach to growth and investment.On Oct. 23 Johanna Johnston, executive director of the Southern Aroostook Development Corporation, graduated from the Oklahoma University Economic Development Institute — the nation’s leading professional development program for economic development practitioners. Johnston was also awarded the Derieth Sutton Legacy Scholarship for Economic […]
5 months ago
Northern Maine Medical Center launches COMPASS telemedicine service to enhance local access to specialist care
Northern Maine Medical Center is proud to announce the launch of COMPASS, a cutting-edge telemedicine platform designed to bring specialized medical expertise directly to the bedside of patients in our community.
5 months ago
Presque Isle Rotary Club partners with local schools for Purple Pinkie Project to help end polio worldwide
On Oct. 24, World Polio Day, the Presque Isle Rotary Club once again teamed up with Presque Isle, Easton and Ashland area schools and several local businesses to raise awareness and support for the global effort to eradicate polio through its annual Purple Pinkie Project.
