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10 months ago

Houlton Rotary Club announces 69th annual auction with record-breaking donations

HOULTON, Maine — The Houlton Rotary Club is thrilled to announce its 69th Annual Radio, TV, and Internet Auction, scheduled for November 25, 26 and 27, from 6 to 9:30 p.m. each evening. This year’s auction boasts an unprecedented $93,000 worth of donations from local businesses and citizens, reflecting the community’s remarkable generosity. The auction […]

10 months ago

Houlton area From our Files – Week of November 6, 2024

75 Years Ago – September 27, 1949
Young Potato Picker Thinks Kindest People In The World Live In Houlton — Malcolm Connell, 20, of 484 Plainfield street, Providence, R.I., will leave for his home tomorrow convinced that the kindest people in the world are to be found in Houlton.

10 months ago

How to go paddling for puddle ducks

Duck hunting season for our northern zone runs through the end of November.  It’s been a great nesting year and puddle ducks of every species are prominent on every size waterway from mud puddles and creeks to huge lakes and rivers.  As weather cools and frost becomes a regular morning event, the smaller, less hardy […]

10 months ago

The County Crossword for Nov. 6, 2024

You can complete this crossword puzzle online.  Just click on the box you want to fill in and begin typing the word you think is the answer to the clue.

11 months ago

Ouellette joins Wintergreen Board of Directors

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Dylan Ouellette recently joined the Wintergreen Arts Center Board of Directors. Ouellette is a Maine-based ceramics artist. He received a bachelor of fine arts from the University of Maine at Presque Isle and is currently pursuing a master of fine arts from the Maine College of Art & Design in Portland.   […]

11 months ago

Desjardins nominated for the Congress of Future Medical Leaders

MAPLETON — Rhianna Desjardins, a junior at Presque Isle High School, is a delegate to the Congress of Future Medical Leaders to be held on June 25–27, 2025, just outside Boston on the University of Massachusetts Lowell campus. The Congress is an honors-only program for high school students who want to become physicians or go […]