He was a familiar sight at just about every event in our small city. He would be in his usual attire; brown overalls, green checkered shirt, well used work boots and a cap on his head that had surely seen better days.
Small-town weekly newspapers are wonderful sources for genealogists. They contain items you won’t find in larger city papers.
Seeing the skies of Presque Isle in the end of August brings a magical view from the windows of the library. As the days grow shorter and sunset creeps its way closer to align with our closing time, the hot and bright 7 p.m. hour transitions itself over to slight breezes and grabbing a jacket when going out for the evening.
To the editor:
Mr. Crean wrote in early August that Mr. Trump’s recent restrictions of rare earth elements from China prodded U.S. domestic production and helped to secure alternative supply chains.
Ma mére étais dans un nursing home. Ca faisais pas tellement longtemps qu’elle étais la. Moi pi mon frére prènais chaque un notre tour pour aller la voir a tous les jours.
To the editor:
When I went to recycle my corrugated cardboard behind Presque Isle’s City Hall, the first thing I saw was a bright blue styrofoam egg carton among the boxes.
To the editor:
It seems to me that Mr. Kipp is still having trouble with probable cause. In his latest letter to The County, he offered an example where probable cause was found to be not probable.
On Monday, May 30, 1943, in the midst of World War II, the small town of Ashland (population 2,457 according to the 1940 Census), on the western frontier of Aroostook County, Maine’s potato and lumbering county, celebrated Memorial Day
To the editor:
Stephen Freeman, in his letter on July 9, 2025, brought up an interesting subject: our dependency on China for rare-earth minerals.
To the editor:
First, just noting that Mr. Crean has twice (in his letters published July 9 and July 23) used an informal interpretation of the term “probable cause” in place of its actual legal definition.
