To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the events that occurred on Sept. 11, 2001, the University of Maine at Presque Isle, in partnership with the City of Presque Isle, will host a memorial ceremony and remembrance walk on Friday, Sept. 11 starting at 8:30 a.m. at the flag pole in front of Preble Hall.
Katahdin Trust, a community bank serving northern Maine and the greater Bangor and Portland regions, is pleased to announce the hiring of Rachael Cooley as branch manager and community banking officer of the bank’s Fort Fairfield and Mars Hill branch locations.
The County Federal Credit Union is pleased to announce that two team members, Taylor Dobson and Dennis Rogeski, have each earned their Certified Credit Union Executive Designation through America’s Credit Unions.
The University of Maine at Presque Isle will serve as the Aroostook County location for the Maine Historical Society’s statewide viewing tour of the Declaration of Independence Dunlap Broadside.
By Jon Knepp, Maine Library Association vice president Maine’s 257 public libraries along with its academic, school and special libraries open doors for every Mainer to free print and digital collections, libraries of things containing everything from apple slicers to xylophones and inspire creativity, inspiration and lifelong learning. For these reasons and more every September […]
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — No one was injured when a hot air balloon collided with power lines Saturday morning in Presque Isle. Public safety crews responded to Higgins Road after receiving the report at about 7:08 a.m. Smoke was reportedly showing at the scene. Paid-call department members were already at the site and blocked off […]
It was barely 6 a.m., but the crew of Czech Mate was already in action. A half dozen volunteers offloaded equipment for what they hoped would be the first successful flight of the weekend at the Crown of Maine Balloon Fest in Presque Isle. From a trailer hitched to Seth and Katherine Bailey’s truck, out […]
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — The Reed Art Gallery at the University of Maine at Presque Isle will present “A Lasting Legacy – Art from the Zillman Estate”, an exhibition celebrating the lives, legacy and longstanding commitment to the arts of Donald and Linda Zillman. The exhibition will be on view from Sept. 4 through Oct. […]
Exclusive to the Bangor Daily News and The County The owner of 20 Maine nursing homes and assisted living centers is in the process of selling its facilities to an out-of-state healthcare group. First Atlantic Healthcare, which owns or manages nursing, rehabilitation, long-term care and assisted living facilities from Caribou to Saco, is in the […]
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