5 hours ago

Call for submissions of essays and artworks on inclusion

The Maine Developmental Disabilities Council has recently put out a call for submissions for its 2019 Inclusion Awards

8 hours ago

Teen crashes SUV into Perham home

A 16-year-old Perham girl was injured when she crashed the vehicle she was driving into a home in Perham Saturday morning, according to Aroostook County Sheriff Shawn Gillen.

10 hours ago

University Credit Union steps up for Ending Hunger on Campus in Maine

For a second consecutive year, University Credit Union’s Ending Hunger on Campus in Maine campaign is rallying support for the growing number of food pantries on Maine’s university campuses, as the nation contends with an epidemic of food insecurity among students.

13 hours ago

RSU 39 board votes to continue free breakfast at Caribou High School

Members of the RSU 39 board of unanimously voted Dec. 5 to continue serving free breakfast to Caribou High School students. With this offering in place, all RSU 39 schools now provide students free breakfast.

14 hours ago

Early winter taking toll on MDOT budget for road salt, snow plowing

The early and abundant snowfall in Aroostook County so far this fall caused the local region of the Maine Department of Transportation to spend significantly more on snow and ice removal during the 2018-2019 season than in recent years.

1 day ago

Houlton Middle/High School 2018-19 first quarter honor rolls

Principal Award: Logan Beaton, Elizabeth Dunn, Brittany Fitzpatrick, Ryder Graham, Benjamin Grant, Gabriella Guiod, Jillian Haggerty, Donald Ouellette, Nolan Porter, Kelsey Sewell, Sydney Sides, Kaitlyn Smith, Tessa Solomon, and Alexander Wilde. Honors:

1 day ago

Children hop on Christmas train for rides to the ‘North Pole,’ courtesy of Wintergreen

Christmas may still be several weeks away, but the spirit of the holiday season clearly showed in the faces of numerous children and their families Friday night.

1 day ago

Northern Light honors cancer patients, caregivers during Christmas tree lighting

This year a total of 80 people were honored with close to 180 lights on the Lights of Life tree.

1 day ago

In PI cost-saving move, Emera Maine to install nearly 800 LED streetlights

The city councilors have chosen Emera Maine to install LED streetlights throughout Presque Isle beginning in January 2019, a move they say will produce hundreds of dollars in electric cost savings during the first year alone.

2 days ago

Post office extends hours for the holidays

Post offices across the state will be offering extended hours on weekends in December to offer customers more convenience.

2 days ago

MMG helps Husson Presque Isle campus with distance learning technology

Husson University’s Presque Isle campus, located at Northern Maine Community College, is now using new video conferencing technology for distance learning thanks to a donation by MMG Insurance.

2 days ago

How to build the ultimate emergency kit

You never know when you might find yourself in an emergency situation. Storms, fires, earthquakes, blizzards and floods -- people around the world deal with these disasters.

2 days ago

S.W. Collins seeks applicants for donations

In celebration of 175 years of doing business in 2019, the S.W. Collins Co. is seeking assistance in donating $20,000 to local causes throughout the year in each of the five greater communities in which they live and work.

2 days ago

Caribou VFW, Legion brave frigid weather to remember Pearl Harbor

Members of the Caribou VFW, American Legion, and Loring Job Corps came out to the Fort Street Bridge Friday to honor and remember the devastating Pearl Harbor attacks on Dec. 7, 1941.

2 days ago

Judge lets Trump EPA rework water quality rules for Maine rivers where tribes have fishing rights

A federal judge will allow the Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency officials to make “substantive changes” to water quality standards for Maine rivers where members of the Penobscot Nation and Houlton Bands of Maliseets have sustenance fishing rights.

3 days ago

RSU 39 board narrows down new Caribou school name to two choices

During their Dec. 5 meeting, members of the RSU 39 school board narrowed their possible names for Caribou’s new PreK-8 school to two choices -- Caribou Community School or Caribou Century School.

3 days ago

Local officials express concerns about proposed changes to special education rule

Many local school districts have concerns regarding the state’s proposed changes to special education rule which they say would benefit students in the long term but place greater financial burdens on budget-strapped rural districts in Aroostook County.

3 days ago

Connor school first trimester 2018-19 honor rolls

Grade 4 -- High honors: Sadielee Violette; Honors: Storm Hanning.