1 month ago
Houlton has 17 open municipal seats. Only 2 candidates have applied.
Leaders have encouraged residents to become more active in town governance by running for open seats.
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1 month ago
An Oklahoma couple creates a vintage haven in Aroostook
The rustic building, still packed with treasures and local memories of penny candy and beloved owner Jiggs McNally, caught their attention.
1 month ago
Aroostook school officials weigh revisions to district merger plan
The merger and regional facility would address several issues for both districts.
1 month ago
Owner of 20 Maine nursing homes selling to California healthcare group
Exclusive to the Bangor Daily News and The County The owner of 20 Maine nursing homes and assisted living centers is in the process of selling its facilities to an out-of-state healthcare group. First Atlantic Healthcare, which owns or manages nursing, rehabilitation, long-term care and assisted living facilities from Caribou to Saco, is in the […]
1 month ago
Presque Isle doctor recounts being stuck in Canada for 5 months: ‘No one had any answers’
“Today was my first day at work. I’m trying to get back to my life.”
1 month ago
Longtime developmental education group opens Madawaska location
The opening marks the association’s first new spot in the St. John Valley, and is the latest in recent expansions.
1 month ago
Regulators choose CMP for new northern Maine transmission line project
This is the commission’s second attempt to solicit bids for generation and transmission from northern Maine to the New England power grid.
1 month ago
Promising ‘a lot more enforcement,’ White House border czar visited northern Maine last week
Homan told attendees of a border seminar in Alexandria Bay, New York, that he was traveling to Maine to “find out what the hell is going on up there.”
1 month ago
Why a viral wallet maker set up shop in Presque Isle
“I like this energy, I think there’s potential. I think there’s like a lot of goodness on Main Street that’s not being taken advantage of.”
1 month ago
Aroostook town’s first Summerfest concert draws hundreds
The event saw a large number of gate sales, which the finance department is still processing.
