7 months ago

$1.4M price cut sparks new drive to save Presque Isle outdoor center

The asking price for the property was recently cut in half, from $2.9 million to $1.5 million.

7 months ago

Presque Isle looks to hide new solar projects from public view

The city’s Planning Board recommended the amendments amid local complaints that large solar arrays are eyesores.

7 months ago

Award-winning film about Houlton and eclipse premieres locally Friday

The Temple Theater is rolling out the red carpet on Friday for the local premiere of the award-winning documentary “A Moment in the Sun.”

7 months ago

It may be harder to get COVID-19 vaccines this fall

Fewer Mainers will likely be able to get COVID-19 vaccines this fall due to recent changes by the federal government to restrict which groups are eligible for them. When the pandemic was at its height in 2020 and 2021, many rushed to obtain the shots, available universally under emergency federal approval. But under the Trump […]

7 months ago

Nurses at 2 Aroostook hospitals OK strike over contract negotiations

The vote comes at a larger time of change for the two northern Maine hospitals, which have both eliminated their birthing services in recent years.

7 months ago

A bigger passenger jet is now serving Presque Isle’s airport

Presque Isle’s once-daily roundtrip flights to Boston will now be exclusively flown on the A220.

7 months ago

Community yard sale, fall events coming to Madawaska area

The sale will include the communities of Cyr Plantation, Frenchville, Grand Isle, Madawaska, Sinclair, St. Agatha, St. David and Van Buren.

7 months ago

Eagle Scout project helps people reach Cold War plane crash deep in Maine’s wood

While larger portions of the plane were recovered by the Air Force, much of it remains 74 years later, shredded metal scattered throughout a cedar swamp.