8 years ago
Seven Islands closes Ashland hardwood floor company
The Seven Islands Land Company has ended production at its hardwood floor subsidiary MooseWood Millworks, but is aiming to find another use for the factory space.
Stories by Anthony Brino
8 years ago
Irving lays out vision for Fish River lakes development plan
J.D. Irving, Maine’s largest landowner, is asking the state’s Land Use Planning Commission to rezone 51,000 acres in the Fish River Chain of Lakes
8 years ago
Busing challenges worry MSAD 1 parent
Maine School Administrative District 1 spends about $2.2 million a year on transportation, more than $1,000 for each of the district’s approximately 1,750 students.
8 years ago
Craft brew fest returns to Nordic Heritage Center
More than 300 people are expected to gather at the Nordic Heritage Center Saturday for the third Aroostook County Brew & Wine Festival, an event that organizers hope will boost local tourism and agricultural producers involved in the craft beverage scene.
8 years ago
PIHS grad lends a 3D-printed arm and hand
Presque Isle native Joel Tewksbury is finishing up his senior year as a bioengineering student at Duke University, after spending part of this past summer working on one of the frontiers of medicine — 3D printing.
8 years ago
Widespread power outage in Aroostook blamed on fallen tree
The power outage that left large swaths of Aroostook County in the dark Tuesday night was caused by a fallen tree around Caribou, according to Emera Maine.
8 years ago
Fallen tree knocks out power to about 24,000 in northern Maine
Emera Maine system operators were able to reroute circuits to restore electricity to most customers by about 7 p.m., but an estimated 2,600 in the Caribou area were still without power at 9 p.m.
8 years ago
Fall good for tourism so far, motel owner says
As fall foliage peaks in much of Aroostook County this week, Steve Dobson is pleased with the number of visitors who’ve come mostly from out-of-state to enjoy the season and scenery.
8 years ago
Aroostook Centre Mall ripe for repurposing, manager says
Even before the Aroostook Centre Mall opened in Presque Isle in 1993 people were skeptical that it could survive, the common joke being that it was destined to become the region’s largest potato house.
8 years ago
Acme Monaco starting move to new building
A long-in-the-making project is wrapping up at Presque Isle’s Skyway Industrial Park, leaving medical device maker Acme Monaco with a new building and room to grow.
