1 day ago

County school districts look at ways to attract substitute bus drivers amidst shortage

With an aging population and shrinking workforce, many school districts in central Aroostook County are struggling to address a need for bus drivers.

2 days ago

Warden Services releases video to advocate riding responsibly

The Maine Warden Service has partnered with both RAVE X Motorsports and Maine Advocates for Responsible Backcountry, or MARB, in this latest video highlighting backcountry riding concerns and the need to ride responsibly.

3 days ago

State police arrest Patten man in connection with bank robbery

Maine State Police arrested a 59-year-old Patten man Thursday morning, two days after he allegedly robbed the East Mill Federal Credit Union.

4 days ago

Patten residents react to burglary

Residents of Patten were still reeling Wednesday morning following police reports that the East Mill Credit Union was robbed.

4 days ago

Mid-week winter storm dropped over a foot of snow, with more expected Friday

The latest winter storm that moved through northern Maine on Wednesday, Feb. 13, gave most areas of Aroostook County another foot or more of fresh snow, according to the National Weather Service in Caribou.

4 days ago

Patten Credit Union robbed, police search for suspect

Maine State Police are investigating a robbery at the East Mill Credit Union on Church Street Tuesday afternoon and are seeking the public’s help.

5 days ago

Federal agency awards $1.6 million grant for mouse food facility in Houlton

A federal agency is awarding a $1.6 million grant to the Southern Aroostook Development Corp. to help build a processing and testing facility in Houlton to produce food for laboratory research mice.

5 days ago

RSU 29, Champions partner to provide after school care program

Parents of young students often struggle with care options between the time that school is released and they get done work.

6 days ago

Snow levels in County nearly 50 inches above normal, but not most ever

Sharon Bates of Presque Isle was thrilled when Aroostook County and other parts of the state saw record setting temperatures last summer.

6 days ago

Houlton Town Council to meet Feb. 11

The Houlton Town Council will hold its regular meeting on Monday, Feb. 11, at 6 p.m.

6 days ago

Storm could bring another foot of snow to Maine on Wednesday

A fresh round of snow is heading into Maine later this week, and it could dump close to a foot of snow over most of the state in time for the Wednesday morning commute.

1 week ago

Houlton Council of Catholic Women meet

The Houlton Council of Catholic Women met on Monday, Feb. 4, in the Parish Center. There were nine members present for the monthly meeting.

1 week ago

Number of flu cases in Aroostook County lower than current statewide average

The 2018-2019 flu season in Aroostook County has seen a far lower number of confirmed flu virus cases than last year’s totals and the current statewide average.

1 week ago

Sports store owners discuss sales

Caroline Hanning of Houlton had spent more than 20 years cross country skiing by the time she decided to try a different sport late last year.

1 week ago

Houlton seventh-grader wins County Spelling Bee, Madawaska student is runner-up

A Greater Houlton Christian Academy student outspelled his northern Maine peers during 38 rounds of competition to win the Aroostook County Spelling Bee at the University of Maine at Fort Kent Fox Auditorium on Thursday, Feb. 7.

1 week ago

Cold, gusty winds expected Saturday

Freezing rain coated roadways, sidewalks and driveways with a thin layer of ice Friday morning and brought along with it below zero temperatures in the early morning hours.

1 week ago

Houlton Police Department hires 2 new officers

The Houlton Police Department announced Wednesday, Feb. 6, the addition of two to its force with the hiring of officers Errol Andrews and Jason Matheson.

1 week ago

Morgan’s Munchkins child care facility National Wear Red Day

The children at Morgan’s Munchkins child care facility in Houlton participated in National Wear Read Day for Heart Health on Feb. 1.