1 hour ago

PI water utility seeks rate increase, transitioning leadership

The Presque Isle Utilities District is proposing a rate increase for 2019 largely to pay for a recent infrastructure project. The utility is also undergoing a management transition.

19 hours ago

Caribou Russet is now a Maine success story

The Maine Potato Board presented the eighth annual Maine Harvest Festival in Bangor the weekend of Nov. 17 and 18, and once again featured the popular Caribou Russet potato.

1 day ago

Caribou to hold public hearing on rezoning of former Hilltop property, nearby lots

The city of Caribou will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, Nov. 20, regarding the rezoning of eight properties along Paris Snow Drive

2 days ago

Aroostook Band of Micmacs keep language, culture alive through community classes

Thanks to recent grant funding, the Aroostook Band of Micmacs in Presque Isle is now striving to host more weekly and monthly cultural education classes for their community.

2 days ago

Festival of Trees fundraiser finds new home

Those wishing to cast votes for their favorite decorated Christmas tree at Houlton Regional Hospital will have to look a little harder this year.

2 days ago

UMPI, SAD 1 partnership aims to help students break into medical workforce

A collaboration between the University of Maine at Presque Isle and SAD 1’s Adult and Community Education program already is seeing its second crop of students graduate and help fulfill a crucial workforce need for Aroostook County.

2 days ago

MMA presents Caribou police chief lifetime achievement award

Caribou Police Chief Michael Gahagan had no idea he would be receiving the Ethel N. Kelley Memorial Award while attending the Maine Municipal Association’s annual convention in Augusta this October, and he was surprised to find fellow department heads and even former Caribou city managers present when he arrived.

3 days ago

Woodland to hold special town meeting for purchase of plow truck

Woodland selectmen voted Thursday night to hold a special town meeting on Nov. 26 to trade in their current 2009 plow truck

3 days ago

MSAD 1 board OKs new PIMS principal, sharing contract

The Maine School Administrative District 1 board of directors approved continuing a superintendent services sharing contract with MSAD 45 in Washburn Wednesday, along with additional services covered under an addendum to the contract.

3 days ago

Decision regarding Northern Maine Fair dates to come later this month

Officials from the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry have confirmed that a formal decision regarding the Northern Maine Fair Association’s latest request for different fair dates will be announced before the end of November.

3 days ago

Presque Isle City Council gives Wildcat soccer teams their day

Presque Isle city councilors proclaimed Nov. 14, as Presque Isle High School Soccer Teams Day during their meeting that day.

3 days ago

Eight inches of snow predicted in some parts of Maine

An active winter has already brought significant snowfall to some parts of the state, with officials at the National Weather Service in Caribou expecting more to blanket the state Friday.

4 days ago

National Guard officials hold groundbreaking ceremony for $18.5 million PI facility

Officials from the Maine Army National Guard and the City of Presque Isle were on hand Thursday afternoon for a groundbreaking ceremony on a 43,400 square foot facility that will house the National Guard’s Northern Maine Readiness Center.

4 days ago

Town Christmas tree arrives in Shiretown

The holiday season officially arrived in downtown Houlton Thursday morning as the town erected its Christmas tree in Market Square.

4 days ago

Caribou approves fire, ambulance contracts with neighboring towns

Next year, the city of Caribou will receive a total of $173,981 from neighboring communities as councilors approved fire coverage contracts with three towns as well as eight ambulance service agreements during a Nov. 13 council meeting.

4 days ago

Golden defeats Poliquin in contested 2nd District ranked-choice count

Assistant Maine House Majority Leader Jared Golden defeated U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin in a ranked-choice count in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District that finished on Thursday and is the subject of an uphill challenge in federal court by the Republican incumbent.

4 days ago

TOPS (week of November 14, 2018)

The Houlton chapter of TOPS met Friday, Nov. 2, with 10 TOPS and 4 KOPS members present.

4 days ago

A.R. Gould’s Academy House faces demolition

Residents along Academy Street in Presque Isle can soon expect to see the demolition of a building that sits in front of Northern Light AR Gould Hospital (formerly TAMC).