MARS HILL, Maine — The Mars Hill Rotary Club recently hosted the 24th annual Alton McQuade Mars Hill Open Aug. 8-9 at the Mars Hill Country Club. Jamie Leavitt of Millinocket was the tournament winner. About 60 players turned out for the event. Many were from the local area and other Maine golf clubs, but […]
The Rotary Club of Presque Isle is pleased to once again partner with several local retail sponsors, community public works departments and the Aroostook Agency on Aging to offer the fifth annual Safe Steps program.
To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the events that occurred on Sept. 11, 2001, the University of Maine at Presque Isle, in partnership with the City of Presque Isle, will host a memorial ceremony and remembrance walk on Friday, Sept. 11 starting at 8:30 a.m. at the flag pole in front of Preble Hall.
The University of Maine at Presque Isle will serve as the Aroostook County location for the Maine Historical Society’s statewide viewing tour of the Declaration of Independence Dunlap Broadside.
The University of Maine at Fort Kent’s Criminal Justice Program will host a 9/11 Memorial Hike on Friday, Sept. 11 at Lonesome Pine Trails.
By Jon Knepp, Maine Library Association vice president Maine’s 257 public libraries along with its academic, school and special libraries open doors for every Mainer to free print and digital collections, libraries of things containing everything from apple slicers to xylophones and inspire creativity, inspiration and lifelong learning. For these reasons and more every September […]
While a high school reunion is routine enough and usually expected every ten years after commencement, some students take the practice a bit further when the decennial event comes around. The Stockholm elementary class of 1972 has had a separate reunion the same weekend that the Caribou High School Class of 1976 reunited. A small […]
FORT KENT, Maine – When a Fort Kent arts center announced last month that it needed financial help to stay afloat, the town and surrounding communities stepped up to save it. The Rivertown Arts Center has been a popular fixture in the St. John Valley since opening in 2024. Just a week after it opened, […]
An Aroostook County man has been arrested and charged with starting an Aug. 25 fire at the mobile home he was renting in the town of Crystal. Walker Craig, 25, of Crystal, was charged with arson and aggravated criminal mischief after the state fire marshal’s office found that the fire at 713 Crystal Road was […]
It was barely 6 a.m., but the crew of Czech Mate was already in action. A half dozen volunteers offloaded equipment for what they hoped would be the first successful flight of the weekend at the Crown of Maine Balloon Fest in Presque Isle. From a trailer hitched to Seth and Katherine Bailey’s truck, out […]
