AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Board of Environmental Protection voted unanimously Thursday to provisionally adopt new regulations that could open the door for large-scale metal mining that hasn’t occurred in Maine since 1977.
FORT FAIRFIELD, Maine — Heavy accumulations of snow have caused the collapse of Fort Fairfield’s Community Bandstand, a popular spot for music, events and gatherings. Town officials say it will be rebuilt.
In the span of four hours on Tuesday, five people in Presque Isle overdosed on heroin, and one died as a result. Police are now investigating the source of the drugs.
Aroostook County’s long, cold winters leave some with dreams of moving south, and no doubt rural, northern communities everywhere have winter hardships and risks. Yet northern Maine is lucky to have so many days, places and ways to enjoy winter outdoors, along with a history of skiing for necessity and fun. While generations of Native […]
FT. FAIRFIELD, Maine — Officers in the Fort Fairfield Police Department have received new tasers, a less-than-lethal weapon they rarely use, thanks to a $2,500 donation from the Fort Fairfield Housing Authority. The four new tasers replace those that were 10 years old and “beyond their life expectancy,” said Fort Fairfield Police Chief Shawn Newell. […]
A crash Thursday morning at the intersection of Academy and Dudley streets in Presque Isle sent both drivers to the hospital for minor injuries, according to police.
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Some landline phone service was out for as many as 10,000 customers in Madawaska and Presque Isle on Dec. 30, according to the Aroostook County Emergency Management Agency.
A bulk potato truck flipped over and briefly shut down Conant Road in Presque Isle on the evening of Monday, Jan. 2.
In the span of four hours on Tuesday, five people in Presque Isle overdosed on heroin, and one died as a result. Police are now investigating the source of the drugs.
Aroostook County’s long, cold winters leave some with dreams or plans of moving south, and no doubt rural, northern communities everywhere have winter hardships and risks.
