Living

1 year ago

Houlton area From our Files – Week of November 6, 2024

75 Years Ago – September 27, 1949
Young Potato Picker Thinks Kindest People In The World Live In Houlton — Malcolm Connell, 20, of 484 Plainfield street, Providence, R.I., will leave for his home tomorrow convinced that the kindest people in the world are to be found in Houlton.

1 year ago

Elks to host free Veterans Day supper

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Again next week, the Presque Isle Elks, Lodge #1954 will offer a free Veterans Day supper for all military veterans, current military service personnel and their spouses on Monday, November 11 beginning at 5 p.m. at the Elks Lodge located at 508 Main St. in Presque Isle. According to Tina Dougherty, […]

1 year ago

Common dog injuries

Accidents happen every day. Even the best pet owners can make a mistake, or a set of circumstances can lead to an injury to your dog. 

1 year ago

Caribou area From our Files – Week of October 30, 2024

25 Years Ago – Nov. 3, 1999
Officials visit the site of veterans cemetery — Legislators visited the proposed site of a veterans cemetery to get an idea of what needs to be done to change the field into a burial ground. Organizers hope to begin burials by Memorial Day.

1 year ago

Houlton area From our Files – Week of October 30, 2024

50 Years Ago – October 30, 1974
Campaign Aims At Sending 300 Youngsters To Camp — A unique fund-raising campaign aimed at sending 300 Maine children to camp in perpetuity is off to a good start and gaining momentum.

1 year ago

Annual harvest supper is Saturday

This Saturday evening, Nov. 2 at 5 p.m., the State Road Advent Christian Church will hold its annual harvest supper. 

1 year ago

A blossoming giant

Nancy McBreairty of Caribou stands next to her 8-1/2-foot petunia plant she grew this year. As far as she knows, it is the largest known petunia in the U.S. according to her research. The flowering giant, a mix of wave and super petunias, has survived several frosts and is still growing and blossoming.