1 day ago
Houlton Town Council candidate wants to invest in police and bring in new business
“When allocating funds, enhancing wages and providing better equipment for our officers should be our top priority.”
County Politics
1 week ago
3 candidates running unopposed for Caribou City Council
Caribou’s seven council members are elected at large by city voters.
1 week ago
3 run for 2 open Presque Isle City Council seats
Presque Isle’s November municipal ballot will feature a three-way race for two open City Council seats.
2 weeks ago
Bobby Charles brushes off polling deficit, says there is ‘no reason’ he can’t win governor’s race
“There is no reason in the world that we cannot win this,” Charles said to a veteran-heavy group of supporters at the town hall event.
1 month ago
Promising ‘a lot more enforcement,’ White House border czar visited northern Maine last week
Homan told attendees of a border seminar in Alexandria Bay, New York, that he was traveling to Maine to “find out what the hell is going on up there.”
2 months ago
Aroostook Dems elect delegates to choose U.S. Senate nominee
Former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson of Allagash swept the two-day stretch.
4 months ago
County voters rejected 4 school budgets last year. They reversed course Tuesday.
In stark contrast to the spate of school budget rejections around Maine last summer, four Aroostook County districts that faced strong opposition in 2025 roundly passed their budgets at referendum Tuesday, echoing a trend in voting booths across the state. Voters from districts based in Fort Kent, Madawaska, Caribou and Hodgdon all approved their budgets […]
4 months ago
Primaries 2026: Graham Platner takes Aroostook County by storm
Platner, who began regular town hall visits to The County early in his campaign, drew voters who identified with his message of change.
4 months ago
Presque Isle district voters approve school closure and budget
Voters in the Presque Isle area school district overwhelmingly approved the closure of the nearly 70-year-old Zippel Elementary School at referendum on Tuesday. Residents of MSAD 1, the five-community school district that includes Mapleton, Chapman, Castle Hill and Westfield, also passed the district’s $33 million budget by a slightly slimmer margin. The closure of Zippel […]
4 months ago
Aroostook County primary turnout starts light despite weighty ballot
The region’s three largest cities saw modest turnout by midday.
