News

2 years ago

Residents along Grand Isle road fed up with lack of maintenance

Aroostook County Commissioners will hold a public hearing next month regarding the condition of the Grivois Road in Grand Isle, which became so impassable earlier this year that two families were stranded in their homes for several days.

2 years ago

Woodland postpones town budget meeting again

A post on the town’s website states that the Select Board will hold their next regular meeting Thursday, June 20 at 5:30 p.m. during which they will choose another date for the annual town meeting. 

2 years ago

New Sweden residents approve school and town budgets

NEW SWEDEN, Maine – New Sweden residents voted in favor of budgets for both town and school operations Thursday. Twelve registered voters gathered at the town office, with John Hedman elected as moderator.  Most school budget articles passed without discussion. New Sweden is part of School Union 122, which also includes Woodland and Westmanland. The […]

2 years ago

Here’s why recycling containers are overflowing in some Aroostook towns

AWS collects recyclables such as bottles, magazines, catalogs, newspapers and tin cans from 99 igloos at 17 locations in Presque Isle, Caribou, Fort Fairfield, Easton, Limestone, Caswell, Cyr Plantation, Hamlin, Woodland, Stockholm, New Sweden, Sinclair, Portage, Mapleton and Washburn.