Stories by Anthony Brino

9 years ago

Warm November ends with snow

     CARIBOU, Maine — As one of the warmest Novembers wraps up in central Aroostook County, another round of snowfall is destined for the region, offering a good start for local winter recreationists.

9 years ago

Beware of holiday thieves

     WASHBURN, Maine — Unfortunately, it happens every holiday time: thefts from unlocked cars. 

9 years ago

Christmas tree season in business

 

Kraig Kilcollins will be spending most of December selling Christmas trees at the Presque Isle Shop & Save parking lot, running the mobile retail setup for Tom Trafford’s Mars Hill tree farm.
“I’ll be here 24/7. The only time I go is to go use the bathroom,” said Kilcollins. “If I’m not around and the lights aren’t on, knock on the door and I’ll come.”

9 years ago

Warm November ends with more snow

 

As one of the warmest Novembers wraps up in central Aroostook County, another round of snowfall is destined for the region, offering a good start for local winter recreationists.
Through the Saturday after Thanksgiving, Nov. 26, Caribou was having its warmest November-to-date since official records began in 1939, according to the National Weather Service Caribou station.

9 years ago

Small businesses returning to PI

In a long-empty downtown Presque Isle building, Allison Basye and Greg Doak are opening a new cafe, Allegro, that they hope will be the first of a trio of food ventures.

9 years ago

PI geographers utilizing drones

 

Students and professors with the University of Maine Presque Isle’s geographic information systems program have been acquainting themselves with two new drones this fall.
In September, the GIS students at UMPI were using the DJI Phantom-4 drones in Mars Hill, taking aerial photos of the Kings Grove Cemetery to create a plot map for the town office. It’s one of a variety of practical applications offered by drones, also known as unmanned aerial vehicles, said Chunzeng Wang, a geology professor and head of the GIS lab.

9 years ago

Grant offers home changes

FF elderly residents benefit from  vouchers

FORT FAIRFIELD, Maine — Some elderly homeowners in Fort Fairfield and neighboring towns may be able to receive age-friendly home modifications through the Fort Fairfield Housing Authority, under a $50,000 state grant.

9 years ago

Food, exercise still best for diabetes

Type 2 diabetes is increasingly one of the most common chronic diseases nationally and locally, threatening early disability and death from heart attacks, strokes, blindness and kidney failure.