Maine PUC opens investigation into water rate hikes at Loring center
The investigation comes in response to complaints by 10 residents and business owners at the Loring Commerce Center.
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Rotarians are helping keep County people safe this winter
Led by the Presque Isle Rotary Club, the Safe Steps program provides buckets, filled with salt and sand, to residents 55 and older in Presque Isle, Easton, and the tri-town area of Mapleton, Castle Hill and Chapman.
Couple transforms iconic Caribou Inn into Aroostook’s second Best Western
Scott and Laurie LaFleur of Caribou took over the Caribou Inn & Convention Center in 2022, promising a complete renovation and eventual rebranding with a national chain.
New England food pantries to get 22,100 pounds of Aroostook County potatoes
Members representing 17 Odd Fellows lodges in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine, made their 14th annual fall potato run to the County.
Caribou boys defeat Gardiner in Class B North quarterfinal
CARIBOU, Maine — On Wednesday, October 30 the third-ranked Caribou Vikings boys soccer team gave up an early goal to No. 6 seed Gardiner, then scored three unanswered goals to pull out the 3-1 Class B North quarterfinal victory over the Tigers. Kian Alves of the Tigers, who had defeated 11th-seeded Winslow 8-6 in the […]
Aroostook County pitches plan for opioid settlement money
There have been 362 nonfatal and 28 fatal overdoses in Aroostook so far in 2024, compared with 485 nonfatal and 69 fatal in 2023.
Caribou area From our Files – Week of October 30, 2024
25 Years Ago – Nov. 3, 1999
Officials visit the site of veterans cemetery — Legislators visited the proposed site of a veterans cemetery to get an idea of what needs to be done to change the field into a burial ground. Organizers hope to begin burials by Memorial Day.
A blossoming giant
Nancy McBreairty of Caribou stands next to her 8-1/2-foot petunia plant she grew this year. As far as she knows, it is the largest known petunia in the U.S. according to her research. The flowering giant, a mix of wave and super petunias, has survived several frosts and is still growing and blossoming.
The County Crossword for Oct. 30, 2024
You can complete this crossword puzzle online. Just click on the box you want to fill in and begin typing the word you think is the answer to the clue.
Keep Social Security in mind when voting
To the editor:
Your Social Security is on the line this election. In Maine, 95 percent of retired Mainers 65-plus receive Social Security benefits and more than 360,000 individuals collect Social Security.