99 Years Ago – November 26, 1925
Timberland in Eastern Maine 5 cents an acre — ‘Going—Going—Gone! This tract of timberland in eastern Maine was sold for five cents an acre. It had been fifty years, on October 28, 1875, that more than 12,657 acres of state lands were sold at auction at City Hall, Bangor, with the firm of Pearl & Webb conducting the sale
75 Years Ago – Dec. 1, 1949
A special bonus given — The board of directors of the J.C. Penney Company has authorized a special payment of an amount equal to two weeks’ pay for all full-time associates who have been employed for the full year of 1949 and on a proportionate basis for extra and part-time associates and for those employed less than a year.
10 Years Ago — November 26, 2014
On the road again — Despite the loss of a 12,000-square-foot repair shop and 11 trucks to an early morning fire on Saturday in November of 2014, the R.F. Chamberland, Inc. transportation company had trucks and drivers back on the roads just two days later.
50 Years Ago – November 27, 1974
Area Is Hit By Raging Snowstorm — A blistering Northeaster, which at 1 p.m. Tuesday had dropped 15.3 inches of snow on Houlton in a little more than 12 hours, and continued to rage Tuesday night with as much as 25 inches of new snow expected before the storm was due to taper off in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Aroostook County’s adult education programs experienced higher graduation rates in the 2023-24 school year, local directors said.
The “Music on Main” series will feature eight bi-weekly performances from musicians in Maine and, if available, New Brunswick.
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — In recognition of November being National Diabetes Month, and in light of the coming holidays, Northern Light AR Gould Hospital wants to share some information to help make a difference in this diabetes epidemic. In the United States, there are over 38 million people who suffer from diabetes, a chronic health […]
Julie Tucci, executive director of St. Apollonia Dental Clinic, and Dr Norma Desjardins, clinic founder, are pleased to announce the hiring of a board-certified pediatric dentist to lead their dental care team: Dr Ogo Olele. She will begin work at the clinic in January 2025. Dr. Olele (Dr. O) was born and raised in Southern […]
The Fort Kent Knights of Columbus have announced the winner of their ongoing lotto fundraiser for the previous week.
The November Healthy Aging Luncheon sponsored by Northern Light A.R. Gould Hospital and Cary Medical Center was held at the State Road Advent Christian Church in Mapleton.
