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 […]
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 […]
Besides offering a new kind of winter entertainment, the races provide an economic boon to the area.
The session is the first of three events slated to discuss nonpartisan issues and policies affecting the Wabanaki Nations.
“Honestly, our downtown is never going to be able to be improved until this building is addressed,” Councilor Tamara Lovewell said.
“There’s no subtext in Shakespeare. He’s all in the text. He shows you how to feel.”
Driving home from Castle Hill’s annual town meeting last March, Ewen Allison was upset. He, like many from the small Aroostook County town, had voted in favor of an updated land use ordinance that night. It easily passed. But he hadn’t actually read the ordinance. “It seemed innocuous enough. I wasn’t planning on building anything,” […]
Houlton’s school district has received $1 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. John Butera, the USDA Rural Development Maine state director, visited Houlton Monday to announce the funding. The schools in the Southern Aroostook Area Regional Service Center (SAARS) applied for the USDA Distance Learning Telemedicine grant. The schools include RSU 29 (Houlton), MSAD […]
“It’s a recognition of the simple truth that Rene Cloukey is one of the best ambassadors Aroostook County has ever had.”
“I love the heart and soul that make northern Maine so special and unique.”
