Maine has lost 15 local police departments since the turn of the century. That’s changed the face of rural policing. A Bangor Daily News analysis of 25 years of law enforcement employment data found that 15 police departments in the state have disbanded or merged with another since 2000. The trend dates back at least […]
Forty-nine of Maine’s 101 municipal police departments operated with 10 or fewer full time officers in 2024. That includes Ashland.
Bangor police arrested a Presque Isle man on Wednesday for assault and resisting arrest.
Presque Isle is among the new school districts in Aroostook County, joining those in Caribou, Easton, Frenchville, Madawaska, Mars Hill, St. Agatha and Van Buren.
The piece honors the memory of former President Donald Zillman and his wife, Linda Zillman, who became the university’s largest benefactors.
The University of Maine at Presque Isle will host national-bestselling author Morgan Talty as the next speaker in its 2026-27 Libra Distinguished Lecture Series at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 15 in the Campus Center.
Northern Maine Community Trails is pleased to announce a generous $25,000 donation from NorState Federal Credit Union in support of Northern Maine Community Trails and its continued growth.
Foster has acted as a single-man bullpen for communities in need of a stopgap.
Howe said the mobile home was full of “food, rats, raccoons, holes in the roof.”
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Central Aroostook Association invites the community to attend its open house from 4 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 14 at three CAA locations in Presque Isle: OTC at 25 Lombard St., children’s services at 29 Lombard St. and OTC Next Steps at 180 Houlton Road. The free event offers community […]
