PI water line replacement projects making progress
The Presque Isle Utilities District is working major projects on Parson’s Street and at the Skyway Industrial Park this summer and fall, while also tending to some smaller jobs.
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Morning flight
Still skies early Friday morning allowed pilots to launch their hot-air balloons from the Northern Maine Fairgrounds in Presque Isle on the first full day of the Crown of Maine Balloon Fest
Somali agriculture families visit County farms
Some new faces visited The County and toured Aroostook farmlands on Aug. 19 to see if northern Maine could one day be home to their family farms.
Police justified in killing of Presque Isle man, report states
The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office ruled on Wednesday that four Massachusetts State Troopers were legally justified in shooting and killing a Presque Isle man who fled Maine while under investigation for an alleged sexual assault.
Street fair celebrates annual Balloon Fest
Elks Lodge 1954 will sponsor the Crown of Maine Balloon Fest street fair Thursday, Aug. 24, on Maine Street in Presque Isle, starting at 6 p.m.
Civics teacher needs to be unbiased
My child just started the school year at Presque Isle High School. The first thing she says to me when getting home is that her civics teacher spent a majority of his time in class bashing President Trump, and referred to all Republicans as dimwits.
Presque Isle area From Our Files (week of August 23, 2017)
E. I. Waddell, secretary of the Maine Retail Jewelers’ Association, left on the evening Pullman for New York to attend the American National Retail Jewelers’ Association, August 23-28 inclusive, as a delegate from the Maine Association.
Community Cupboards mark a year of service
Employees at the Aroostook County Action Program are preparing to mark the first year of a program providing food security to people in Aroostook County, and invite the public to join in the festivities.
Balloon fest soaring to Star City
For 14 years the Crown of Maine Balloon Festival has turned heads to the sky to witness a beautiful show of colors, fire and flight.
Bowling meetings planned
Northern Lanes will hold organizational meetings for its bowling leagues in early September.