FORT FAIRFIELD, Maine — The Maine Potato Blossom Festival, a cornerstone of Aroostook County’s summer traditions, is set to kick off its 2025 celebration with exciting new additions thanks to a dynamic collaboration with Spud Speedway. The Festival celebrates its 78th year honoring the region’s long-storied agricultural heritage, and is hosted in Fort Fairfield from […]
Dwayne Gagnon of Caribou will open Elm Estates for middle-income renters sometime this summer in Presque Isle.
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — The Olympia Snowe Women’s Leadership Institute and MMG Insurance proudly partnered to host a dynamic leadership event on April 17 at the University of Maine at Presque Isle. The event, themed “Go for the Gold”, brought together Olympia Snowe Women’s Leadership Institute students, community volunteers and women from across MMG for […]
A company that owned a Masardis sawmill until January could pay $240,000 in fines for violating state environmental regulations, including improper handling of wastewater. Daaquam Lumber, owned by Groupe Lebel and Bois Daaquam of Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec, has been accused of multiple violations in a consent agreement issued by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection. The […]
CARIBOU, Maine – Pines Health Services is pleased to announce that Michael Springer, MD, has joined its team and will be providing primary care services at the Presque Isle Health Center. “We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Springer to the Pines medical team,” said Traci Rogers, RN, chief nursing and operating officer at Pines. “As […]
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Presque Isle has officially broken ground at its new airport terminal, a $38 million building that’s been in the works for more than two years. Officials from the city, JetBlue and the Maine Department of Transportation, along with legislative representatives and U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, were on hand on May […]
The 30-year-old Citizens’ Institute on Rural Design program is funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, which Trump has targeted for elimination.
A flower shop that has been part of Caribou’s landscape for decades is now in the hands of a new generation.
HOULTON, MAINE — Demonstrating its continued commitment to strengthening communities, Katahdin Trust, a community bank serving northern Maine and the greater Bangor and Portland regions, has proudly invested $1 million into Housing New England Fund VI, a program dedicated to financing affordable housing projects across the region. This investment brings the Bank’s commitment, including HNE […]
Houlton planners completed an extensive self-assessment, one of the requirements for membership in the state’s Community Resilience Partnership.
