1 month ago

Caribou home deemed a total loss after Sunday fire

Fire crews received a call at 8:40 a.m. and found the residential structure at 33 Main Siding Road engulfed in flames.

1 month ago

Aroostook towns are getting help with their big projects

Late last year nonprofit GrowSmart Maine launched the Building Community Strength program after securing a $304,636 grant from the USDA Rural Development Initiative and the American Farmland Trust.

1 month ago

How researchers are using drones to help Aroostook potatoes

The Aroostook Farm in Presque Isle is using $3 million from the University of Maine to transform a former storage building into an advanced research lab.

1 month ago

6 vie for 3 Presque Isle council seats

Presque Isle voters will elect three city councilors on Nov. 5 from a field of six candidates.

1 month ago

Grand Isle gets additional $750,000 for wastewater upgrades

In addition to upgrading the wastewater and water treatment plants, the work also includes upgrading four wastewater pump stations and constructing four sludge drying beds.

1 month ago

Limestone, Caswell children learn to prevent bullying during outdoor activities

Nearly 200 students from both towns took part in a color run and team activities, including kickball, football and racquetball, at Limestone Community School.

1 month ago

MaineDOT getting over $53 million for rural freight rail upgrades

The money will be spent on two Eastern Maine Railway mainlines that travel through Penobscot, Aroostook, Washington and Piscataquis counties.

1 month ago

Van Buren town manager wins statewide economic development award

The William F. King Jr. Downtown Champion Award will be given to Luke Dyer during the upcoming Maine Downtown Conference on Nov. 7, hosted in Biddeford by the Maine Development Foundation.