Community

6 hours ago

District One Freemasons commit $50,000 to Aroostook Hospice Foundation Suite 1 dedication

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — The Aroostook Hospice Foundation is pleased to announce a generous $50,000 commitment from the District One Freemasons in support of the Aroostook House of Comfort. On Aug. 24, representatives of the District One Freemasons presented the Foundation with a $3,000 gift as part of a five-year pledge that will collectively total […]

6 hours ago

Reed Art Gallery presents ‘A Lasting Legacy — Art from the Zillman Estate’

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — The Reed Art Gallery at the University of Maine at Presque Isle will present “A Lasting Legacy – Art from the Zillman Estate”, an exhibition celebrating the lives, legacy and longstanding commitment to the arts of Donald and Linda Zillman. The exhibition will be on view from Sept. 4 through Oct. […]

1 day ago

Fort Kent-raised artist Birden to exhibit at UMFK’s Blake Library

FORT KENT, Maine – The Blake Library Gallery at the University of Maine at Fort Kent will present “A Patchwork of Ideas,” an exhibition of work by artist Joshua Birden, through Oct. 9. The exhibit is free and open to the public. Birden grew up in Fort Kent and attended UMFK before earning a bachelor […]

2 days ago

County residents among Maine Connections Academy graduates

PORTLAND, Maine – Maine Connections Academy, the state’s first tuition-free, online public charter school, honored its Class of 2026 with an in-person graduation ceremony June 5 at the Merrill Auditorium in Portland. Six of the honored Maine Connections Academy graduates represent Aroostook County. They are Mia Arcott and Gavin Halley of Presque Isle, Brandon Brown […]

3 weeks ago

Saving the animals

For the third year in a row, the Central Aroostook Humane Society has been awarded and recognized for achieving a “no-kill” status for 2025. This means that the humane society saved 90% or more of the dogs and cats that entered its care last year. 

3 weeks ago

The County Federal Credit Union awards Community Mini-Grant to cancer support organization

HOULTON, Maine — The County Federal Credit Union is proud to announce the awarding of a Community Mini-Grant to Bridge to Hope, a nonprofit organization created to help ease the burden of a cancer diagnosis. In celebration of its 70th anniversary in 2026, The County launched a Community Mini-Grant initiative to provide financial support to […]

3 weeks ago

PAWS Pet of the Week – Oscar

At 7 years old, Oscar still hopes that someone will see the incredible cat waiting to love them. PAWS of Fort Kent says Oscar is everything people dream of in an orange cat: friendly, affectionate and happiest when he’s by your side.