4 weeks ago
Northern Mainer driving bus to North Carolina to help hurricane victims
With the bus just taking up space, she was inspired to use it to travel down to North Carolina and help victims of the hurricane.
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4 weeks ago
A Presque Isle group is fighting this disease by coloring pinkies purple
The club has raised more than $30,000 for Rotary International’s End Polio Now campaign.
4 weeks ago
Hundreds of pumpkins will light walkways in Houlton’s inaugural Jack-O-Lantern Trail
For the first time, the Aroostook County town will host a Jack-O-Lantern Trail event similar to those in larger U.S. cities where people come from miles away to walk the lighted trails.
4 weeks ago
Aroostook man receives national award for connecting Mainers with jobs
He helps employers see beyond obstacles to focus instead on what the person does well.
4 weeks ago
IHOP opens at former Big Stop in Houlton
The IHOP franchise, owned by Great American Real Food Fast in Connecticut, moved into the previous Big Stop restaurant location.
1 month ago
Here are the racers who topped Aroostook’s 1st land sailing championship
From Thursday to Saturday, 32 racers from the northeastern United States, Canada and as far away as California and Wisconsin set their sails.
1 month ago
Aroostook Apple Day highlights Maine heirloom apples
This is the first time the biannual event has been held since COVID-19, said Unitarian minister Dave Hutchinson, the event host, adding that the Cup Cafe was serving apple themed baked goods and even a squash and apple soup on Saturday.
1 month ago
Caribou and DOT exploring whether to create access points on city bypass
Bypasses like the one in Caribou are “controlled access highways” that typically do not allow for many curb cuts, like driveways or other access points, in order to reduce traffic issues and improve safety.
1 month ago
Fort Kent emergency organizations raise awareness through OUI crash exercise
Over 100 students stood outside the school’s parking lot where traffic cones set the boundary of a scene with a minivan crashed into a sideways car.
1 month ago
Seattle cyclist starts 4,500-mile Eastern Divide Trail trek in Houlton
Dov Schlacter is riding on the relatively new Eastern Divide Trail that runs from Cape Spear, Newfoundland to Key West and is the longest contiguous off-road bikepacking route in the U.S.
