2 years ago

Limestone postpones vote on town’s mill rate to next week

Limestone’s Select Board will vote on the town’s 2023 mill rate on Wednesday, Oct. 18, instead of Oct. 11 as originally planned.

2 years ago

Caribou senior ride service wants to expand but needs more drivers

Area seniors could lose access to transportation services if a new Caribou ride service is unable to expand into outlying towns.

2 years ago

Lacking volunteers and money, an Aroostook snowmobile club will disband

Aroostook County has more than 30 snowmobile clubs that maintain local trails, but that number is about to decrease by one, largely due to aging membership.

2 years ago

Caribou might purchase Water Street property destroyed in fire

Caribou officials are considering whether the city should assume ownership of the site where a fatal fire occurred on Water Street in January.

2 years ago

Houlton daycare opens with 100 on waiting list

Almost as soon as a new Houlton day care center opened its doors two weeks ago, the infant room was full and the waiting list topped 100.

2 years ago

92-year-old Aroostook farmer still harvesting potatoes

Gene Lenentine has worked 82 potato harvests and at age 92, he’s still climbing on tractors at 6 a.m. to help bring in the crop.

2 years ago

Police release more details in Presque Isle crash that killed woman

A man facing a charge of vehicular manslaughter after a head-on crash that claimed the life of a local woman Saturday night had multiple empty and full beer containers and marijuana in his vehicle, according to Presque Isle police.