7 days ago
Aroostook grand jury indicts 66, including hit-and-run driver
A black SUV came up from behind and struck the victim, police said.
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7 days ago
County finance director named interim administrator
Aroostook County’s finance director will temporarily take the reins from County Administrator Ryan Pelletier.
1 week ago
Fort Kent applies for $44,000 in trail grants
Fort Kent Town Council approved resolutions to apply for two trail grants worth a total of $44,000 during its Tuesday night meeting. Town officials also approved an excavator purchase and moved forward with a lease agreement with the Wesget Sipu tribe. After a brief discussion, councilors and Town Manager Suzie Paradis agreed to move forward […]
1 week ago
Early morning fire shuts down Patten’s Main Street
The fire early Wednesday morning shut down the town’s main street and knocked out power to businesses.
1 week ago
Cadets honor veterans as part of Wreaths Across America
Volunteers laid wreaths near veterans’ graves at the Northern Maine Veterans Cemetery in Caribou and Fairmount Cemetery in Presque Isle.
1 week ago
Van Buren will hold 1st Christmas Eve service in 5 years
The long-standing tradition went away after the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020.
1 week ago
Madawaska’s new town plan emphasizes collaboration with Canadian neighbors
“They think the world drops off after the end of I-95 or somewhere in Bangor. Well, we have a major city right across from us. There’s 18,000 people in Edmundston.”
1 week ago
Community responds after blaze levels Limestone home
“We’re a small community, but Aroostook County strong. That’s what we do here.”
2 weeks ago
Presque Isle blaze is latest in a string of heating-related fires
A Thursday fire damaged part of a Presque Isle building but resulted in no injuries, fire officials said. Crews responded at about 1:50 p.m. to 9 Parsons St., a three-story commercial building owned by Sunny Side Land Holdings, according to city tax maps. The building is being renovated and was unoccupied, the Presque Isle Fire […]
2 weeks ago
Mexican brothers working on Calais paving crew indicted on illegal re-entry charges
Two Mexican men were indicted in U.S. District Court in Bangor on Wednesday on charges of illegally re-entering the U.S.
