8 hours ago

Ark Animal Sanctuary – Week of November 25, 2019

I would like to tell you about Silver. She is a petite little grey cat who has the misfortune of having feline AIDS.

3 days ago

E. A. Williams Cartoon – November 20, 2019

E. A. Williams Cartoon - November 20, 2019

6 days ago

A lesson in Russian, perhaps?

To the editor: Should we be teaching in our schools the Russian language along with Spanish? Maybe not so much Spanish if President Trump has his way with immigration.

6 days ago

The etiquette of cart wrangling

Shopping cart season. Four tiny wheels, skeletal frame and driven by a madman: that is the shopping cart. 

6 days ago

Three cheers to our local soccer teams

The resolve and work ethic of Aroostook County residents is well-known throughout the state. It is something of a badge of honor to say you hail from “The County” when speaking with people downstate.

6 days ago

We need to do more to protect America’s elections

Less than a year out from the next presidential election, I share the deep concerns of many Maine people regarding the possibility of malicious foreign interference in our nation’s elections.

6 days ago

Removing lead hazards to protect children and families

Lead poisoning poses a severe threat to human health, especially to children and pregnant women.  

1 week ago

Tips on finding female ancestors

Finding the maiden name of a female ancestor can be a challenge. Men’s names were recorded in town vital records but the wife was usually listed by her given name only.

1 week ago

County readers deserve straight talk — here it is

Recently, Sen. Michael Carpenter, R-Houlton, responded to my criticism of the extremism and out-of-control spending that one-party rule has brought to state government. 

1 week ago

Disappearing work ethic

To the editor: As per the article “Work ethic needs polishing” [Walkabout Aroostook by Paula Brewer, Sept. 4] -- We used to have a work ethic. Now it is replaced by a very strong sense of entitlement.

1 week ago

What has happened to mankind?

To the editor: On Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019, at 1 p.m., my granddaughter, Hadley, who is a brain cancer survivor, was crossing Academy Street from Canterbury Street to go cat-sit a neighbor’s cat. She lost her balance in the middle of Academy Street because of the ruts in the road. Hadley fell face-first with injuries to her face, knees and arms.

2 weeks ago

E. A. Williams Cartoon – November 13, 2019

E. A. Williams Cartoon - November 13, 2019

2 weeks ago

Collecting Memories at Hopewell Rocks

The following selection of writing describes a trip Olof Nylander took to the Hopewell Rocks of New Brunswick in September of 1932. I’ve spent my summers just a few miles from the Hopewell Rocks, and been there many times.

2 weeks ago

Introducing the Fighting for Maine Agenda

As a fifth-generation logger working in the woods, I began my journey in politics by blocking the Canadian border to protest the injustices that Maine loggers faced at the hands of large landowners in our area.

2 weeks ago

Who really benefits from school consolidation?

To the editor: It has been five years since Citizens Organization for Rural Education embarked on its mission to help sustain local education in Danforth, Weston and the surrounding area of rural eastern Maine.

2 weeks ago

How recycling is working in Presque Isle

The Presque Isle Landfill and Tri-Community Landfill merged into a new entity known as Aroostook Waste Solutions (AWS) at the beginning of 2019.  The merger resulted in a drop-off recycling program that is now done primarily with the use of brightly colored igloos.

2 weeks ago

Honoring our American heroes

It was the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, 1918, when the Allied Forces and Central Powers laid down their arms to formalize the end of the First World War.

2 weeks ago

Far out details on space and snow

Dr. Jessica Meir, a native of Caribou, recently described the indescribable. As she was preparing for her space walk, she looked down at her boots, and waaaay down below, she saw her home planet through the darkness. To think that she actually saw it, from the vantage point of space, is truly remarkable.