7 days ago
Woodland voters approve $275,000 for new highway salt facility
About 50 of the town’s 1,200 residents turned out to approve budget items and learn results of elections held Monday.
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7 days ago
Aroostook County hires new administrator
The hiring ends a three-and-a-half-month period where county government operated without a permanent administrator.
7 days ago
Fort Kent voters approve $6.9M budget
The figure is about $220,000 lower than last year’s $7.1 million budget.
7 days ago
$1M grant nets advanced tech tools for 6 northern Maine school districts
The funding will help northern Maine students at 12 sites in Aroostook, Penobscot and Washington counties tap into the internet.
7 days ago
Presque Isle school board votes to close Zippel Elementary
The vote begins the formal process toward shuttering the nearly 70-year-old building at the conclusion of the school year.
7 days ago
Castle Hill lifts ban on schools, hospitals and libraries
Residents of the central Aroostook County town of Castle Hill voted Tuesday night to change to the town’s land use ordinance to allow the development of schools, hospitals and libraries. The facilities — which are typically community anchors — were not previously allowed under the ordinance. It was not an intentional ban, Sandra Fournier, the […]
7 days ago
Fire flattens potato storage building in Limestone
LIMESTONE, Maine — A fire destroyed a Limestone potato house early Wednesday. Limestone Fire & Rescue received a call at 1:44 a.m. about a potato storage facility ablaze near 302 Main St, fire officials said in a release. The building had collapsed and was fully engulfed when crews arrived. Two engines, a tanker and eight […]
7 days ago
Long Lake races cap New England snowmobile series
Besides offering a new kind of winter entertainment, the races provide an economic boon to the area.
1 week ago
Wabanaki Alliance plans first gubernatorial candidate forum this week
The session is the first of three events slated to discuss nonpartisan issues and policies affecting the Wabanaki Nations.
1 week ago
Caribou takes large downtown building for unpaid taxes
“Honestly, our downtown is never going to be able to be improved until this building is addressed,” Councilor Tamara Lovewell said.
