FORT FAIRFIELD, Maine — For more than seven decades, the Maine Potato Blossom Festival has been one of the premier summertime traditions in Aroostook County. This celebration of our agricultural roots has been hosted in Fort Fairfield, once the Potato Capital of the World, since 1947 and attracts thousands of visitors to the region. The […]
HOULTON, Maine – Katahdin Trust Company, a local community bank founded in 1918, serving northern Maine and the greater Bangor and Portland regions, is proud to announce that they have been named one of the 2024 Best Places to Work in Maine. “Our team is the key to our success,” said Jon Prescott, president and […]
FORT KENT, Maine – The Acadian Archives, located on the University of Maine at Fort Kent campus, will host an in-person genealogy workshop on Wednesday, December 4 at 6 p.m. at the Acadian Archives. The event is free and open to the public. The workshop will focus on online genealogy databases and the opportunities they […]
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Northern Light AR Gould Hospital has kicked off its 2024 Lights of Life campaign. Community members can honor and remember friends, family members, caregivers and others who have been affected by cancer. Every dollar raised through Lights of Life will stay local to support cancer care services in Aroostook County. “This […]
10 Years Ago — November 12, 2014
Students learn about harvesting — Education technician Carlene Martin taught La Maternelle preschool students about sunflower seeds on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014.
50 Years Ago – November 13, 1974
Flewelling honored — Robert H. Flewelling was honored by the Northern National Bank upon completion of 25 years of service to the bank.
25 Years Ago – November 17, 1999
Area Youth Attend Adventure Training — More than 50 youths and chaperones from the southern Aroostook area attended a Ropes Adventure Training on Oct 10-11 at the Northern Outdoors Resort on the Kennebec River, as part of the Southern Aroostook Tobacco-Free Outreach Project (STOP) youth action program.
Once again, our shelter is full of healthy, loving pets of all shapes and sizes that are available for adoption. Here are some of the benefits of adopting a shelter pet.
The Wintergreen Express will return to Presque Isle on Dec. 13 and 14.
Presque Isle International Airport plans to break ground on its new passenger terminal in the spring of 2025.
