4 weeks ago
Madawaska increases mill rate and property valuations
Madawaska officials voted unanimously on Wednesday to set the mill rate to 23.25.
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4 weeks ago
A former Caribou basketball star now officiates alongside his dad
“I got so much out of the sport and I wanted to do something to give back in a way.”
4 weeks ago
Houlton Rotary will start its 70th annual auction next week
Starting on Monday, Nov. 24, bidders will compete for hundreds of items in Rotary’s largest fundraiser.
4 weeks ago
Houlton nurses start 2-day strike
The nurses, represented by the Maine State Nurses Association and National Nurses Organizing Committee, carried signs with messages about patient care.
1 month ago
Frenchville residents approve special town meeting funding requests
The project will upgrade a municipal pump station that hasn’t been upgraded in decades.
1 month ago
UMFK seeks public input to mark its 150th anniversary
The school began as a teaching training institution, with the first classes held on Sept. 30, 1878.
1 month ago
Aroostook homeless youth program shuts down after losing federal grant
A transitional living program that housed homeless youth in Aroostook County has shut down after it was denied a $350,000 federal grant that made up the bulk of its funding. The Northern Lighthouse announced on Nov. 14 that its transitional living program would close immediately, after officials were notified shortly after the government reopened last […]
1 month ago
Season’s first snow hits Aroostook
Aroostook County saw its first measurable snowfall Sunday, when more than half a foot blanketed much of the region.
1 month ago
Maine’s only warming shelter north of Bangor opens Saturday
The 15-bed zero-barrier shelter in Presque Isle is one of 12 warming centers funded through MaineHousing grants this year.
1 month ago
County man who supplied drugs to overdose victims gets 20 years
A man accused of providing the drugs that killed two Fort Fairfield residents will serve five years of a 20-year prison sentence.
