1 week ago
Presque Isle police to receive new bulletproof gear
The department will receive $55,000 from the city’s American Rescue Plan Act funds to provide new ballistic vests and gear that will stop high-powered rifle rounds.
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1 week ago
Trump and Theriault carry central Aroostook vote
Austin Theriault captured Aroostook County, but Jared Golden eventually won the state by a narrow margin of about 3,000 votes.
1 week ago
Presque Isle chooses three city councilors and supports Trump
At around 4 p.m., voter lines were so long they filled the lobby and spilled out into the parking lot.
1 week ago
Heavy voter turnout across Aroostook County marks election
Voters from the St. John Valley to Houlton showed they are motivated to help shape the future of their country, state and local municipalities.
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This Aroostook man wrote some of Maine’s catchiest country tunes
Don Peters, 88, a New Sweden resident, estimates that he has written 225 country and gospel songs since his teen years, with several recorded by many artists with large followings throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe, including one of Maine’s iconic country singers.
2 weeks ago
Chamber hosts first Madawaska job fair
St. John Valley employers had always had to travel to other parts of The County to recruit, so chamber members decided to try to pair workers with jobs closer to home.
2 weeks ago
Aroostook students experience what it’s like to be lost on Katahdin
Throughout November, students from 13 school districts are slated to come to a personalized screening of the film Lost on a Mountain in Maine at the Temple Theater in Houlton.
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Couple transforms iconic Caribou Inn into Aroostook’s second Best Western
Scott and Laurie LaFleur of Caribou took over the Caribou Inn & Convention Center in 2022, promising a complete renovation and eventual rebranding with a national chain.
2 weeks ago
Hodgdon schools on track for new clean water system
The installation of a new carbon filtration water treatment system aimed at eliminating PFAS from the water at Mill Pond Elementary and Hodgdon Middle High School, will be completed soon
2 weeks ago
Bond issue would upgrade SAD 1 agricultural education
The Presque Isle center is one of 11 sites that, if voters approve, will receive grants from the Maine Department of Education for career and technical education.
