7 hours ago

Even the sky was celebrating

Before the Caribou Viking boys took down Cape Elizabeth for the gold ball, they had to get by Hermon

11 hours ago

Cartoon of the week (week of March 20, 2019)

By E.A. Williams

4 days ago

Escaping the igloos

Here’s something that really makes a March day: mud.

5 days ago

Find those pearls of wisdom

The New England Historic Genealogical Society’s e-zine always has a survey for its readers.

1 week ago

Cartoon of the week (week of March 13, 2019)

By E.A. Williams

2 weeks ago

County residents help each other through storms

Big hats off to our city and state transportation department workers.

2 weeks ago

MARCH-ing orders

The severe blowing and drifting early last week produced the worst travel conditions that many County folks could recall.

2 weeks ago

Hedgehog couture

Recently, Maine Public Broadcasting described a scientific investigation concerning reported confidence levels of individuals attempting a new task or skill for the first time.

2 weeks ago

Cartoon of the week (week of March 6, 2019)

By E.A. Williams

2 weeks ago

Elected officials must remember to serve ‘We the People’

The first paragraph of the U.S. Constitution is as follows: “We the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defence,

2 weeks ago

Maine produce could ease food insecurity

The issue of hunger in Maine is not an unfamiliar dilemma, and statistics confirm that it will not be going away anytime soon.

2 weeks ago

Amazing display of Caribou Viking pride

What I experienced on Saturday afternoon at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland was nothing less than amazing.

3 weeks ago

Experience sours traveler on use of United Airlines out of PI

I once had a friend who traveled to a remote location for work and had such a horrible travel experience he said he would never return to that area again.

3 weeks ago

Lawmakers in 1919 tried to neuter Acadians by banning their language in schools

On April 1, 1919, the Maine Legislature passed an English-only bill that targeted the Acadians of Aroostook County.

3 weeks ago

Keep an eye out for special censuses

Most genealogists are familiar with the population schedules of the Federal censuses.

3 weeks ago

Cartoon of the week (week of February 27, 2019)

By E.A. Williams

3 weeks ago

Hurricane survivors start new life in The County

This column by the Aroostook County Action Program is meant to give a voice to people in Aroostook County who “Champion Change” -- mostly in their own lives, but also in their community.

3 weeks ago

Supporting the public safety commissioner

I want to take a moment to address a topic that is near and dear to many people’s hearts -- gun rights.