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Revisiting stimulus checks

To the editor: In response to Mr. Kierstead regarding our governor buying votes with the $850 [stimulus checks], there were stimulus checks sent in April 2020 for $1,200 and December 2020 for $600 when Trump was president.

Mantle Lake Park wasn’t always a park

Summer is now officially here and visitors and residents alike are enjoying the beautiful outdoor sites and parks we have to offer here in Presque Isle. The city and state boast several parks around the community with Aroostook State Park, Maine’s first state park; and the city’s Peace Park, Veterans’ Park, Riverside Park and Mantle Lake Park.

Cooking with Susie Q – Week of June 29, 2022

What a great day! We’ve gotten our garden in, flowers planted and now we wait. Summer is near and I am more than ready. Our yards may become our places of entertainment again this year.

Let’s get serious about Maine’s clean energy future

The cost of living is going up. There’s no use denying it. Point the finger at whoever you please, but as for me, I’m interested in solutions.

Presque Isle’s Olympic third baseman

Those of us of a certain age remember Clarence Keegan as the assistant principal of Presque Isle High School (1968-1977). He was the man students had to go see if they were in trouble. In typical self-absorbed teenage style, how many of us ever wondered about Keegan’s life before he was the disciplinarian? And, oh, what an interesting life he led.

Memories vary

Queen Elizabeth II recently said that “recollections may vary.” For genealogists, truer words were never spoken. When you’re talking to a family member for their recollections, remember to take the stories with a large bag of salt.

All is well

To the editor: Do you remember times that you worried yourself almost sick about something and then had it turn out so right that you wanted to stand in your yard and shout to the world, “Hey, all is well, actually great”?

Buying votes

To the editor: Gov. Newsom of California was so unpopular that he was recently facing a recall election. His Democratic liberal policies were causing havoc among the state’s populace. What to do?

Don’t miss out on relief checks

To the editor: The Legislature has completed its work for the 2020-2022 term, and, while there is much to report, there is one item I want to be sure Aroostook County residents know about.

Help us honor local veterans

Last November, you may have noticed that the Gold Star Bridge at Park and Main was decorated with banners recognizing service members from Presque Isle who died in wars since the Korean War. If you happened to drive across the bridge as the purple autumn twilight fell on Veterans’ Day, you may have spotted a line of white luminaries glowing on the sidewalk, one for each veteran from Presque Isle who did not return home.

Houlton’s new Postmaster is ready to serve

To The Editor: It is a great honor to serve Houlton as your new Postmaster. In my years with the United States Postal Service, I have seen firsthand the role the U.S. Postal Service plays connecting neighbors and our community to the nation.

Giving hardworking families a break on energy costs

Part of the challenge with this energy crisis is that there is so much out of the state’s control.

Taking the postal helm

To the editor: It is a great honor to serve Mars Hill as your new postmaster. In my years with the United States Postal Service, I have seen firsthand the role the Postal Service plays connecting neighbors and our community to the nation.

Foiled again

Do you sometimes feel like a knight on a hopeless quest in search of ancestors? I always try to be optimistic but there can be barriers almost impossible to scale. Let’s take a look at some of the most difficult challenges you may face.

Taking the postal helm

To the editor: It is a great honor to serve Houlton as your new postmaster. In my years with the United States Postal Service, I have seen firsthand the role the Postal Service plays connecting neighbors and our community to the nation. Our post offices serve as lifelines for our small businesses to reach customers no matter where they are.

Alternative to new police station

To the editor: In light of the recent announcement from Senator Collins of the congressionally directed spending request of $2.5 million to renovate and expand a facility for the Caribou Police Department, I would like to offer an alternate idea to the taxpayers of Caribou.

A bit of exploration

I am fascinated with old structures such as houses, barns, and potato houses that stand weathered and perhaps beaten by time and vacancy.

Historically speaking – Week of June 8, 2022

Presque Isle has two large cemeteries located right on Main Street or U.S. Route 1: the Johnson Cemetery just north of town in what was originally the town of Maysville; and Fairmount Cemetery just south of town.

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