Editorials

5 days ago

There really were poor farms

Poor farms or town farms were rural New England’s way of caring for indigent people before today’s welfare and Social Security were created.

5 days ago

Saving daylight

The sun is squirreling itself away for the winter, as all creatures human and otherwise follow suit.

5 days ago

Of turkeys and penny loafers

We are approaching the giving, gobble and goody time of the year. This is the time when the relatives come out of the woodwork.

2 weeks ago

Les filles de Quimby

Pour ceux qui savent pas, Hamlin est un petit village entre Van Buren et Limestone.

2 weeks ago

Guardianships

When James Roosevelt, father of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, died in 1900, his will contained something unique.

1 month ago

Ghosts in a sunset

As the sun sets earlier, it is possible to see Haystack Mountain with a neat fiery red top — perfect for a retired volcanic site. 

1 month ago

Co-Responding for Mental Health: A Year of Success with AMHC

Over the past year, the co-responding mental health partnership between Aroostook Mental Health Center and the Presque Isle Police Department has made a profound impact on how our department and our community respond to mental health crises.

1 month ago

Burial at sea

If you’ve ever wandered through old cemeteries along the coast of Maine, you may have come across a headstone with the inscription “lost at sea.”