There were 39 paddlers in the mass start race, including legends Terry Wescott and Bob Martin who chose the Allagash Dash over a competing race on the Union River at Grand Lake Dam.
A long list of Mainers urged state lawmakers on Monday to pass legislation making it illegal for local police to act as federal immigration officers.
The Houlton Sector of U.S. Customs and Border Protection arrested 113 “illegal aliens” from 16 countries in April, the sector’s highest number of arrests in a single month in nearly 24 years.
To get the system back up and running, the town would need to pay a $7,000 annual licensing fee.
Unlike previous annual budget voting sessions that threatened teacher jobs and rising taxes, this year’s 5.24 percent increase went unchallenged by voters.
The project extends from the base at Hillview Avenue to the top of Reservoir Hill.
Two people were killed and a third was airlifted to Bangor following a collision Thursday.
The 1st Annual Tylor Kelly Allagash Dash, slated for 10 a.m. May 18, is the 11th race in a 2025 state series.
Houlton planners completed an extensive self-assessment, one of the requirements for membership in the state’s Community Resilience Partnership.
The No. 8 race in the Maine Canoe and Kayak Racing Organization Down River Point Series drew several Maine legends.
