4 hours ago

Drug and burglary related crimes dominate grand jury indictments

The Aroostook County grand jury recently indicted 25 individuals for various alleged crimes throughout the region.

4 hours ago

Katahdin Trust named to ‘Best Places to Work in Maine’ list

Katahdin Trust Company was recently named as one of the 2018 Best Places to Work in Maine.

4 hours ago

Retired Educators to meet in Caribou

The Aroostook Retired Educators Association will meet on Tuesday, Sept. 25, at the Caribou Inn and Convention Center.

6 hours ago

VaJoWa Golf (week of September 19, 2018)

It was a beautiful weekend for golf. It looks like a good week this week as well so don’t put the clubs away yet. It is a long winter coming!

7 hours ago

County Faces: Jim Gardner of Easton

Born in the former Presque Isle hospital that is now City Hall, Jim Gardner of Easton has spent much of his life working in the public sector.

9 hours ago

Recovery walk offers support for those with addictions

Richard Silliboy of Houlton knows first hand how the dangers of alcohol can consume an individual’s life.

9 hours ago

Maine guide shares a boatload of adventures in new book

Spend a bit of time sharing a boat with a registered Maine guide, and you’re apt to learn all kinds of things about life, nature and other assorted topics. And the more familiar you become with that guide -- after a few years of visiting the same lodge, for instance -- the more likely it is that conversations will roam to subjects you never expected

11 hours ago

Eight complete training in mechanized logging

Graduates of Maine’s only post-secondary training program for operators of mechanized logging equipment were recognized Friday, Sept. 14, at a ceremony held in the woods southeast of Ashland, where they have spent weeks harvesting timber using sophisticated state-of-the-art machines like those they will encounter in the logging industry.

11 hours ago

Petition calls for resignation of former Maine bishop

An online petition is calling for the resignation of the bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo, New York, who has so far resisted all calls to resign.

12 hours ago

Weekly digital jigsaw – Color Run — Houlton Pioneer Times

Participants in Saturday's Color Run in Houlton react as they toss their color packets into the air at the conclusion of the event.

13 hours ago

Elizabeth Nelson Ervin

Elizabeth Nelson Ervin, 43, passed away on September 11, 2018, at the Aroostook House of Comfort in Presque Isle, Maine. Elizabeth was born March 4, 1975, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the daughter of Daniel and Sherry (Jones) Nelson

14 hours ago

Steven Robinson

Steven Robinson, 61, Benedicta, died September 15, 2018, at the home he was raised in.

14 hours ago

Anthony ‘Tony’ J. Tomah

A committal service with military honors will take place 10 a.m. Thursday, September 20

14 hours ago

Tyler C. Perry

Tyler C. Perry, 69, passed away Tuesday September 11, 2018, at Mass General.

14 hours ago

Pet Talk (week of September 19, 2018)

As we wind down from our busy summer, we start to think more about our to do lists. With back to school here and the holidays coming up soon we can catch up on what did not get done this summer.

14 hours ago

Rose M. Clark

Rose M. Clark, 59, died September 9, 2018, in Presque Isle, with her family at her side.

16 hours ago

Education Fair returns this weekend to Houlton

The Aid for Kids annual Educational Fair will be held 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 22, at the John Millar Civic Center.

17 hours ago

Defending state champs, Shires off to hot start

The Houlton boys and girls soccer programs have enjoyed a hot start to the fall sports season, which could bode well for the teams’ playoff hopes.