4 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

2 days ago

Goetsch speaks to Houlton Rotarians about Adopt-a-Block

The Houlton Rotary club met Monday Sept. 10, 2018 for its luncheon meeting.

4 days ago

Maine Senior FarmShare has more openings

The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry has received additional funding from USDA’s Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program to support its Maine Senior FarmShare Program.

4 days ago

Workshop to focus on government contracting

The Greater Fort Kent Area Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a workshop for companies interested in expanding their business with federal, state and local agencies. The free informational session will be held at the Fort Kent Town Office Thursday, Sept. 20, at 10 a.m.

5 days ago

Practitioner returns to Presque Isle medical practice

Dale J. Gordon, a board-certified family and emergency nurse practitioner, has returned to Full Circle Health Care LLC in Presque Isle.

5 days ago

Kiwanis Club of Presque Isle donates school supplies

The Kiwanis Club of Presque Isle recently donated school supplies to Pine Street Elementary School.

5 days ago

USDA announces plan for farmers impacted by unjustified retaliation

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue on Aug. 27 announced details of actions the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will take to assist farmers in response to trade damage from unjustified retaliation by foreign nations.

5 days ago

Hospital slates annual community health fair

Cary Medical Center’s 38th annual Health Fair, scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 29, at the Caribou Wellness and Recreation Center, is gearing up to be a source of wellness information and resources with exhibitions from area agencies.

6 days ago

Land Use Planning Commission will highlight adjacency September 19

The Land Use Planning Commission will discuss proposed changes to the adjacency principle with the Aroostook County Commissioners at their meeting at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 19

6 days ago

County companies net funds for solar panels

Nine rural Maine businesses will receive a total of $431,725 in funding through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Energy for America Program to purchase, construct and install solar panels or mechanisms to convert wood into pellets.

6 days ago

Burger Boy celebrates 50 years

For over 50 years, Burger Boy has been offering a variety of summer meals and ice cream to patrons from Caribou and beyond.

7 days ago

Dorr joins Community Living Associates board

Community Living Association has welcomed Jonathan Dorr as a new member of its board of directors.

1 week ago

Bank donates $25,000 for MCCS scholarships

The Foundation for Maine’s Community Colleges has received a $25,000 grant from the KeyBank Foundation in memory of Sterling Kozlowski, KeyBank Maine’s former market president, who passed away unexpectedly in June.

1 week ago

Theriault Equipment closes doors in Houlton

Theriault Equipment, a John Deere dealership that sells both new and used tractors and lawn mowers, has closed the doors to its Houlton location after 12 years of service in the Shiretown.

1 week ago

State grant to benefit regional recycling effort

The Tri-Community Landfill and the City of Presque Isle have received $676,485 in grant funds to facilitate efficient regional recycling services.

1 week ago

Economic summit details Caribou development goals

The City of Caribou recently conducted a city council workshop and economic development summit, which aimed to provide input to the City Council about economic development initiatives and activities that are being spearheaded by citizen-based organizations.

2 weeks ago

Hidden Spring Winery wins bronze medals at Big E

The accolades continue to pile up for Hidden Spring Winery of East Hodgdon.

2 weeks ago

Spectrum rollout of digital upgrade requires TV convert box for many

Cable television subscribers who use Spectrum were without service Wednesday if they had not upgraded their home equipment as part of the company’s changeover to an all-digital format.