The Akeley Gallery of the Mark and Emily Turner Memorial Library in Presque Isle recently received a renovation that library officials hope will create a more open environment and encourage people to check out current and future art exhibitions.
Residents of Presque Isle and surrounding communities have recently seen changes in recycling and trash disposal guidelines as part of the new tri-community landfill merger between Presque Isle, Fort Fairfield, Caribou and Limestone.
Northern Light A.R. Gould Hospital has begun the 2018-2019 winter season with various events and activities that families can enjoy together.
When Nola Farley of Mapleton was driving on the Houlton Road in Presque Isle one day in November, she saw an older woman walking on the side of the road, clutching a teddy bear and a rolled up blanket.
“Everyday we woke up to different landscapes and gained so much knowledge about cultures, people and nature.”
Three new city councilors elected in November officially took their positions during during the council’s first regular meeting of the new year on Jan. 2.
The Presque Isle Police Department is currently investigating a crash that occurred on State Street Thursday morning involving a pickup truck and local school bus.
During the open comment portion of the Jan. 2 council meeting, one resident expressed concern about alleged drug dealing in his neighborhood and related how early that same morning he had been standing inside his home pointing a loaded shotgun toward a man police believe may have been high on crack cocaine.
With an ever increasing awareness of Aroostook County’s dwindling population, officials from the Presque Isle Industrial Council say that the past year served as one of the most successful recent periods of new business growth and expansion, bringing jobs and money into the local economy.
Floyd Rockholt, owner of Eagle Hill Stamps and Coins in Presque Isle, has been playing Pokemon card games since 2000, a hobby that progressed naturally from his love of collecting baseball and comic book cards, stamps and coins.
