HOULTON, Maine — Two Aroostook County Sheriff’s Office employees went above and beyond in their heroic efforts to help individuals who were in mental health crises, said Aroostook County Sheriff Shawn Gillen.
MADAWASKA, Maine — Madawaska is on the hunt for a new police chief after Ross DuBois retired April 8, but in the meantime a 22-year veteran of the department is keeping the watch. Lt. Jamie Pelletier is serving as interim police chief and has applied for the job on a permanent basis. Madawaska town manager […]
MARS HILL, Maine — The SAD 42 school board received an update on the annual junior class college trip to explore higher education.
HOULTON, Maine — Houlton will get 15 new trees this spring in an effort to enhance the town’s aging treescape thanks to a Project Canopy Grant.
DYER BROOK, Maine — Out of a pool of 90 nominees, an administrative assistant at Southern Aroostook Community School in Dyer Brook was honored Friday by the Maine Education Commissioner for her decades of devotion to the school.
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Presque Isle is preparing for a large influx of visitors that could number 40,000 to see the April 2024 solar eclipse.
Billed by organizers as the biggest trade show north of Bangor, the ever popular Top O’ Maine Trade Show will return to Madawaska the weekend of April 29-30. The show brings together vendors from multiple community sectors including entrepreneurs, crafters, volunteers and student athletes. Red Cross will host a booth at the fair for the […]
Pride Aroostook recently held rallies in Presque and Houlton to support trans and queer youth. Around 11 people gathered on March 31 near the bridge on Route 1 in Presque Isle. On the same day, another group met in Houlton’s Monument Park.
Presque Isle’s only independent bookstore has expanded into a new space. Owner Laura Hale has moved Neighborhood Books from 375 Main St. to a larger site at 260 Main St., Suite C, between the Aroostook Agency on Aging and Big Cheese Pizza.
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Presque Isle will require people keeping chickens in city limits to obtain a building permit for a coop.
