Editorials

1 month 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 months 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 months 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?  

2 months ago

There really was a poor farm in Presque Isle

Have you ever heard your parents or grandparents say something about your spending putting them in the poor house?  I have distinct memories of my grandparents referencing the poor house.

2 months ago

Searching for your English roots

A reader recently asked for advice on locating records from England. He’d found numerous family trees online, but he was skeptical that they could be trusted. 

2 months ago

A new sport for Presque Isle

Presque Isle has a new sport: cart wrangling in the Walmart lot. On a busy day, the wranglers are able to corral and bring back these wire bound skeletons. It’s impressive to watch as 50-plus carts are roped up and guided back to their stalls. 

2 months ago

Proposing a potato palate-pleaser

It is roughly defined as a strip of dough, made from a starch, like wheat or rice, then dried or cooked in boiling water: the humble noodle. 

2 months ago

New England’s whalers

The New England Historic Genealogical Society recently announced a new database available to their subscribers, Offshore Whaling Crew Lists, 1799-1927. 

2 months ago

Unity will help us move forward

As the city manager of Presque Isle, I feel privileged and profoundly responsible for serving this community — a place I love. Every day, I am reminded of what makes Presque Isle truly special: the people who define it.