Many people think of children when they hear the phrase “storytime.” But that wasn’t the case at Northern Maine Community College on March 6, as more than a dozen adults gathered at the campus library for a storytime event tailored just for them.
Students from high schools across Aroostook County got together with local business leaders on March 6 to learn in a hands-on way how their decisions could impact not just their own futures but those of the companies that will employ them.
On a sunny, clear afternoon March 2, Marcia Kilcollins cheered loudly as she sped down the snowtubing hill at Bigrock Ski Area in Mars Hill. Kilcollins is one of Bigrock’s most dedicated snowtubers and at 78 years old she has no plans to stop going every winter.
With nearly half of the city’s new LED lights having been installed through early 2019, Presque Isle is projecting to save thousands of dollars in electricity costs this year and more than $1 million over the next 20 years.
Farmers, researchers and state officials got together during a March 1 conference in Presque Isle to discuss the potential benefits and challenges of growing industrial hemp for grain and fiber crops.
When Rustin Lovewell, a native of Presque Isle, submitted his fantasy fiction story, “Release from Service,” to an international writing contest, he had no idea that the work would become his first published story and a potential launch for his writing career.
To combat the long and cold late winter months, hundreds of folks gathered at the University of Maine at Presque Isle’s Wieden Auditorium on Thursday for the campus’s first annual variety show.
Area children received a special visit from three native Maine owls and their human friend during a presentation from the Chewonki Traveling Natural History Program on Friday.
When Jacqui Lowman reached the summit of Mount Katahdin in Baxter State Park on July 14, 2015, she not only brought together a group of people to help each other achieve the “impossible” but began a journey that soon will take her across the country in an effort to inspire others.
With clear skies and no snowflakes in sight, Saturday proved to be an ideal day for families to head outdoors during Aroostook State Park’s annual Winter Family Fun Day.
