Residents of the central Aroostook County town of Castle Hill voted Tuesday night to change to the town’s land use ordinance to allow the development of schools, hospitals and libraries. The facilities — which are typically community anchors — were not previously allowed under the ordinance. It was not an intentional ban, Sandra Fournier, the […]
Driving home from Castle Hill’s annual town meeting last March, Ewen Allison was upset. He, like many from the small Aroostook County town, had voted in favor of an updated land use ordinance that night. It easily passed. But he hadn’t actually read the ordinance. “It seemed innocuous enough. I wasn’t planning on building anything,” […]
Since 1992, the towns have shared the same budget, town office, town employees, website, fire department, highway department, recreation department and community services .
The program will see its highest number of graduates ever for the second year in a row.
The figure is a 3.5 percent increase over last year’s $30.9 million.
This story has been updated. Cooler weather is keeping some massive ice jams in place on the Aroostook River as flood threats persist. A 2-mile-long jam between Castle Hill and Wade could cause additional flooding as the ice shifts, according to the National Weather Service. That jam is one of the three that are left […]
Flooding throughout Aroostook County has led to the closure of two roads and conditions could worsen over the weekend.
Here’s a look at Maine legislative and Aroostook County races for Presque Isle and surrounding towns.
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.
Incumbent Terry Sandusky and candidate Janet Willette are both running in Section 3 of the district.