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Fighting blight takes a village

Everyone has a role in fighting blight in Caribou. The easiest way is to keep your own property in good repair and free from rubbish and fire hazards. Neighborhood pride is contagious.

Legislature to hold session days

When I decided to run for the Maine House of Representatives, I had no idea that we were about to experience a pandemic. I also never thought that, this late in the year, the Legislature would meet as a body only one time (Dec. 2), to be sworn in at the Augusta Civic Center and not the Statehouse.

Those laughable moments

I knew it was going to be a day to remember, a day to reflect upon for years to come, a day to celebrate with a strong belly laugh or two -- and indeed it was.

LDS library offers many resources

There’s always something new at FamilySearch.org, the genealogical website of the LDS Church. You probably know by now that the church is rushing to convert their miles of microfilm held in a secure cave somewhere in the Rockies into digital records available to everyone.

The end of the beginning

On Tuesday, March 2, I almost died. How dramatic. But nevertheless, factual. I “participated” mightily in the catastrophic collision of 16 piled-up cars on our local Route 1, just a routine drive between Caribou and Presque Isle.

Airline schedule update

I continue to receive calls with questions about what hubs the Presque Isle airport (PQI) has non-stop flights to. For the month of March, we continue to have service to both Washington Dulles (located in the metro Washington, D.C., area) and Newark Liberty (located in the metro New York City area).

I began my full-time reporter career two weeks before a worldwide pandemic was declared

When I first started my reporting job at the Houlton Pioneer Times, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect.

Dreaming for a reason

How do we capture a dream? An animated thought that tiptoes into the midst of slumber. A confusing, nonsensical flash of what can or cannot be. A desire, a fear, a dread, a regret, an adventure that belongs to you exclusively.

Patient Bill of Rights is key to health and economic recovery

More than 11 months ago, Maine reported the first case of COVID-19. Through it all, Maine people and small businesses have shown extraordinary resilience, going to great lengths to keep their families and communities safe.

Patois, C, deuxieme partie

Bon, b'en, ça fait un an qu'ont s'tch'en le core raide pi les oreilles molles en cause du @#$%^#@ COVID. Au Canada y a des signs partous qui dises "Ca va bien aller." J'souhaite b'en qu' ça commence a aller mieux, mes ami(e)s.

Driving toward renewable energy

A new spark towards lowering carbon emissions and encouraging renewable sources of energy is alive and well in Presque Isle. The area has received two proposed solar electric generation facility projects in 2020 that plan on generating millions in new investment and supplying over 9 megawatts (MW) of power to our local energy grid.

Kindness always counts

I was loading groceries into the back of my SUV and quite unexpectedly, a plastic jug of raspberry tea decided to make a run for it by rolling rather clumsily down the gentle sloped grocery store parking lot, stopping only by the grace of the cart corral.

Resources in Maine

I recently received my latest issue of American Ancestors magazine published by the New England Historic Genealogical Society in Boston. This issue features “The Best Genealogical Resources for Maine” and it’s excellent.

Individual rights and responsibility

In the 2020 election, 360,737 voters in Maine’s Second Congressional District delivered one electoral vote for the Republican candidate for president, a 7.5 percent margin of victory.

Paying tolerance forward

I watched her carefully position her late-model SUV into the parking space in front of me, her eyes shielded with brown tinted, cat-eye-shaped sunglasses. She removed the glasses and immediately put a white paper mask on.

Feeling the loss of Tourney Time

As local schools shut down for their annual February break, students are sure to be excited about getting some much-needed rest and relaxation during these crazy, COVID-19 times.

Efficiency rebates and work sessions

If you enjoyed the unseasonably warm January, you may be wondering how cold the remaining months of winter will be. Staff have received several telephone calls from Caribou homeowners who have installed heat pumps to get ahead of any extreme temperatures.

A snapping turtle

Olof Nylander helped many Aroostook County residents identify uncommon animals and plants in the area. One was a snapping turtle, Latin name Chelydra Serpentina, which is a large freshwater reptile.

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