Community

11 months ago

Rescue is my breed, Part 3

Happy New Year to everyone. In this series I’ve been sharing about some rescues that have been part of our lives. 

11 months ago

Mapleton family donates land to Lions

In 2025, the Mapleton Lions Club will start its largest recreation project since the construction of the original Mapleton Lions Community Swimming Pool.

11 months ago

Brown and Carter finish atop Easton spelling bee

EASTON, Maine — The first round of the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee was held at the Easton Jr/Sr High School Gymnasium on January 8. The Easton School Department would like to extend congratulations to the winner Carter Brown and runner-up Abby Porter. Brown and Porter will represent the Easton School Department at the Aroostook […]

11 months ago

The County Community Players receive Maine CF grant

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — The County Community Players is excited to announce the receipt of a generous $5,000 grant aimed at promoting the arts and increasing community engagement in Aroostook County. The 2024 Maine Theater grant, awarded by The Maine Community Foundation, will directly benefit the organization’s efforts to enhance the live theater experience during […]

11 months ago

AR Gould Hospital welcomes its 2025 new year baby

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Colton Walker Hayes, the first baby born in 2025 at Northern Light AR Gould Hospital in Presque Isle, was delivered at 12:20 a.m. on Tuesday, January 7.  Colton was 7 pounds, 5 ounces and 19.5 inches long at birth. He is the son of Amanda Carmichael and Jerry Hayes of Blaine.  […]

11 months ago

Three County youth earn Elks Hoop Shoot Northern District titles

BANGOR, Maine – Evangeline Chalou and Nick Hopkins, both of Easton, and Jackson Holdsworth of Caribou were Aroostook County youth capturing Northern District titles at the Elks Hoop Shoot foul shooting competition January 5 at the James F. Doughty School. Chalou won the girls’ 10-11 year-old division by connecting on 20 of her 25 attempts, […]

11 months ago

Presque Isle area From our Files – Week of January 8, 2025

25 Years Ago – January 12, 2000
Soup Kitchen benefitted from local generosity — When Bob Palmer, head cook at the soup kitchen, found out a local dentist wanted to donate a vehicle to Martha & Mary’s Soup Kitchen, he was delighted.

11 months ago

Houlton area From our Files – Week of January 8, 2025

75 Years Ago – Jan. 10, 1950
Biggest Whitetail Deer Taken In Maine In 1949 — Recapitulation of figures here today in the state’s “Biggest Bucks in Maine Club” showed hunters bagged 55 deer over  300 pounds apiece, swelling average weight of 837 club bucks taken during the recent season to 248 pounds each.