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County societies

In Maine when we think of researching in an historical society we look in towns, cities, or the Maine Historical Society in Portland. County historical societies are nonexistent here.

Substance-free for October

October marks Sober October, a worldwide movement to reflect on alcohol and substance abuse. Sober October involves making a pledge to yourself to not use alcohol or other substances.

Don’t sink the ship

To the editor: Everyone’s heard that too many rats scrambling aboard a sinking ship will sink it. We as a nation are doing all we can to stay afloat with the people we've got now and the approximately one million legal immigrants we allow in every year.

Spooky tales by lantern light

October is the month in which kids start looking forward to picking out Halloween costumes and some people decorate their front porches with mums. It is also a time when spooky tales seem to come to the forefront of everyone’s minds.

Kayty’s story

Don’t get me wrong. My childhood was good. I had both parents until I was 12ish. They made decent money. Loved us and each other. My siblings and I were in sports, had a nice house, vehicles and loving pets.

Picking up the torch

Today, in fall 2021, can anyone deny the desire to go home again, "to be back home again looking for that old farm which feels like a long-lost friend," as John Denver crooned?

Le reste de la lettre E

Shu pas mal fier de moi. J'ai pas ramassé d'patates encore s't'année. Ca fait comme 50 ans d'file que j'rammasse pas d'patates.

Talking out of both sides

To the editor: In May 2020, I wrote a letter to the editor asking “how low will a group of people go?” Today, I think we can ask that question again. It has certainly been answered over the past 16 months, after more than 60 cases in the United States of America Courts being thrown out or dismissed because of zero merit or proof of the complaint, including the Supreme Court, according to PolitiFact.com.

Wealth is measured by the heart

I was engaging in one of my favorite pastimes, at one of my favorite stores, when I noticed her standing beside me. I recognized her immediately and moved closer, saying hello. It took her a few moments to place me, but when she did, she smiled and moved toward me for a hug.

Jonathan’s story

My name is Jonathan Holabird, and I want to share my story with you. It’s not a story about substance use or how I drove my friends and family away, although, you’ll read about that. This is a story about forgiveness, personal growth, and recovery.

‘Living Well’ makes a difference

To the editor: As someone living with a chronic anxiety disorder/complex posttraumatic stress disorder, I'm proud to be able to volunteer my time to facilitate Healthy Living for ME online workshops.

Funding brings unique chance to bolster our communities

In the past month, one out of every hundred residents of Aroostook County tested positive for COVID-19, according to a Sept. 15 story in the BDN and County weekly newspapers. Right now and throughout the entirety of this pandemic, we’ve done what Mainers always do: look out for each other and come together in a time of crisis.

Robert’s story

I fell in love with it as soon as I drank “it.” I absolutely fell in love. The high from alcohol calmed me down when I was stressed. I didn’t even care about the hang overs, shakes, or hours of dry heaving the next day. I had fallen in love.

Presque Isle’s enterprising businesswomen

In celebration of American Business Women’s Day on Sept. 22, Presque Isle Historical Society takes a look back at some of the unusual groundbreaking women from the community’s past.

The evil that is a hospital Johnny

Hospitals can be viewed as a necessary evil. Did you ever wonder why there is a push to put patients into Johnny robes? These ill-fitting, clumsy rejects from the Korean War are straight jackets on the minimal.

The sunflower that rises above

For some time now, I have heard tales of the enchanting gentleman I am about to introduce you to. He has been the best friend of the man I am going to marry for many years now, and I had the delightful experience of meeting him at last.

Perseverance ensures the future

Twenty years pass by in a blink. Births, deaths, weddings and funerals all run together. Gray hairs sprout from heads of youngsters yet to be born.

Celebrating the first operator

Emma M. Nutt Day was marked on Sept. 1. Who, you say, is Emma M. Nutt? Emma was born in Perry, Maine in 1860. On September 1, 1878, she became the world’s first female telephone operator, a field that soon became dominated by women.

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