PRESQUE ISLE, Maine – Last week, the City of Presque Isle and Maine Department of Transportation received a joint award from GrowSmart Maine for an “Exemplary Smart Growth Plan” for the Presque Isle Main Street Study. The City/MDOT entry was chosen for meeting and/or exceeding GrowSmart’s criteria. The redesign right sizes existing transportation infrastructure in […]
CARIBOU, Maine — The Aroostook Veterans Advocacy Committee will host a meeting in the Chan Center at Cary Medical Center on Saturday, November 16 from 10 a.m. to noon. The meeting will present a seminar on end of life issues as well as provide updates on the Caribou Maine Veterans Home and other VA benefit […]
FORT KENT, Maine – The University of Maine at Fort Kent will host its Veterans Day ceremony on the University’s newly built Veterans Square Friday, November 8 at 11 a.m. The ceremony is open to the general public. The event will include a welcome from Stacy Martin, UMFK Student Life coordinator; UMFK President Deb Hedeen […]
Led by the Presque Isle Rotary Club, the Safe Steps program provides buckets, filled with salt and sand, to residents 55 and older in Presque Isle, Easton, and the tri-town area of Mapleton, Castle Hill and Chapman.
MARS HILL, Maine – The ski patrol at Big Rock Mountain has received a charitable giving grant from Versant to enhance the safety and first aid equipment. They have purchased a new toboggan and pads for all existing toboggans. Additionally, evacuation supplies were purchased. These were put into practice during the first of three pre-season […]
Northern Maine Community College held its annual open house on Oct. 18, attracting nearly 400 high school students and chaperones from Aroostook County and surrounding areas.
Accidents happen every day. Even the best pet owners can make a mistake, or a set of circumstances can lead to an injury to your dog.
In honor of Veterans Day, November 11, Cary Medical Center and Pines Health Services will present the documentary film “The Unknowns”on Sunday, November 10 at 2 p.m. at the Big Bang Movie Theatre on Sweden Street in Caribou. There will be no charge for the movie and all veterans, families and others interested in the […]
25 Years Ago – Nov. 3, 1999
Officials visit the site of veterans cemetery — Legislators visited the proposed site of a veterans cemetery to get an idea of what needs to be done to change the field into a burial ground. Organizers hope to begin burials by Memorial Day.
25 Years Ago – November 3, 1999
Dudley received a letter of commendation — Alan Dudley, district game warden, was presented with a letter of commendation for his heroic actions on Sept. 11, 1999.
