Editorials

1 year ago

Helping our older residents thrive

Research shows that as we age, most of us want to remain in the communities we know and love, with access to essential services that support a healthy, fulfilling life.

1 year ago

‘Haints’ ain’t for the faint

Ghosts and ghouls haunt the dark recesses of our minds. In times of crisis they come out and create a few moments of anxiety. 

1 year ago

By sea or by rail

Did you have an ancestor who worked in transportation? Here in New England, many of us had ancestors who were involved with the sea or rivers.

1 year ago

How lessons from devastating blazes spawned a fire department

The City of Presque Isle was founded in 1828 and was known as Fairbanks Mills.  Despite being a growing village, the community was not proactive about fighting fires, even though most buildings at the time were constructed of wood, until some 50 years later.   

2 years ago

These flies could be kinfolk

What has about 1,440 feet of nerve tissue? It courts, sings and flies, and yet is contained in a space measuring 3/4 of one millimeter by one quarter of a millimeter? 

2 years ago

Translators can help

If you’re searching in a foreign-language newspaper or other documents and don’t know the language, then you have a couple of choices.

2 years ago

Saving the ash trees

As the Canopy Crew, we have a special interest in trees around our community. While you may not see ash trees along the downtown roads, the ash plays an important ecological, economic and cultural role in our state of Maine. 

2 years ago

Ain’t nothin’ but a hound dog

Have you ever wondered about the missile that sits in Veterans’ Park across the street from The Maple Pig Restaurant on Main Street?