4 weeks ago

Crime in Maine drops for the seventh straight year

The total number of crimes reported in Maine dropped for the seventh straight year in 2018, according to data from the Maine Department of Public Safety released Wednesday, but there were more assaults and homicides than there were in 2017.

4 weeks ago

$100 checks headed for more than 300,000 Maine households

More than 300,000 Maine homeowners can expect a $100 check early next year under a new state law.

1 month ago

Credit union names scholarship recipients

For three Maine college freshmen, paying for education just got a little easier. Acadia Federal Credit Union named Cassidy Beaulieu, Sarah Masterson and Jacob Jandreau as the 2019 recipients of the Acadia FCU Scholarship. 

1 month ago

NASA preparing for first all-female spacewalk later this week

Astronauts Jessica Meir, a Caribou native, and Christina Kock are preparing for a spacewalk scheduled for later this week, according to a NASA press release.

1 month ago

Democratic senators plan town hall series

A group of Democratic leaders in the Maine Senate will host a series of town hall meetings around the state, including one in Aroostook County.

1 month ago

Caribou Public Library showcasing Stonewall exhibit for LGBTQ+ History Month

Caribou Public Library will host a massive exhibit detailing the history of the Stonewall uprising of 1969, which led to numerous strides in LBGTQ+ movements.

1 month ago

Maine Supreme Judicial Court holds session at Houlton Middle-High School

Local high school students were given a taste of what official court proceedings are like Thursday, Oct. 10, and in return, the justices were given a taste of Aroostook County.

1 month ago

Toxic sludge could jack up sewer bills 24 percent in Presque Isle

Presque Isle residents could see a 24 percent increase in their sewer bills beginning on Dec. 1 so the Utilities District can handle its toxic sludge into the future, according to a legal notice from the Utilities District Sewer Division on Sept. 27.

1 month ago

Apples take center stage at Aroostook Apple Day

Those who wondered how many different types of apples there were in Maine, and better yet, what they tasted like, descended on Houlton Saturday for “Aroostook Apple Day.” 

2 months ago

Temperatures were below average in September

Miriam Turner of Caribou resisted the urge to turn on her pellet stove all week long.

2 months ago

Maine reports 4 new cases of vaping-related lung illness

Maine reported four new cases of a severe lung illness connected to vaping on Thursday, bringing the total number of documented cases in the Pine Tree State to five. The first was reported two weeks ago.

2 months ago

October has just arrived, but Maine already has snow in the forecast

Fall has only just arrived, but Friday morning will for some Mainers bring the first snow of the season.

2 months ago

Jessica Meir conducting experiments on space station that could aide cancer treatment

Maine astronaut Jessica Meir has been aboard the International Space Station only a few days, but she is already at work on experiments that could prove key to cancer patients down here on Earth.

2 months ago

Astronaut Jessica Meir to speak with Caribou students from space

Caribou students will have an opportunity to ask Caribou native and NASA Astronaut Jessica Meir questions via in-flight education downlink on Oct. 29 at the Caribou Performing Arts Center.

2 months ago

Biologist expects solid grouse numbers to highlight bird hunting season that begins Saturday

Over three decades helping manage the state’s bird populations, biologist Brad Allen has learned a lot about the game birds — like ruffed grouse — that Mainers like to hunt.

2 months ago

Northern Maine residents weigh in on proposed ban on aerial herbicide spraying

More than 40 residents of Aroostook County turned out for a legislative forum Tuesday night in Fort Kent to weigh in on the use of aerial herbicides by the forest products industry.

2 months ago

Study to examine debated practice of aerial herbicide spraying of forests

Late summer is the time of year when young spruce and fir tree plantations are treated with herbicides sprayed from helicopters to control competing growth of other trees and shrubs.

2 months ago

Maine astronaut Jessica Meir is going into space Wednesday. Here’s what you need to know.

Jessica Meir on Wednesday morning will soar far above the gentle slopes of her native Caribou and towering Katahdin to heights most Mainers could only dream of.