Members of Boy Scout Troop 171 and Cub Scout Pack 171, both based in Presque Isle, learned a valuable lesson in community service on Saturday, Nov. 3, when they helped supply a local food pantry with much needed donations.
After beginning a capital fundraising campaign in August, the folks at Wintergreen Arts Center in Presque Isle have obtained enough funds to declare the organization debt free, a move that puts them on track toward achieving major long-term goals such as seeking out a larger space.
Wintergreen Arts Center was filled with homemade treasures this past Friday during the kickoff of the organization’s 4th annual CHAIR-ity auction.
Steve Romanoff is not from Aroostook County, but since writing a song specifically about the Crown of Maine, he has forged a deep connection with the culture, history and the people who have embraced the song as their own.
The hand drum has been a cultural touchstone for numerous generations in the Aroostook Band of Micmacs and one that Robert Muise of Connor Township has dedicated himself to sharing with others.
Carol Ayoob of Castle Hill is the latest local artist to be featured at the University of Maine at Presque Isle’s Reed Fine Art Gallery and will soon open an exhibit that captures her connections to folk music, farming, family and community.
Despite a rather cold and rainy Halloween night, hundreds of families stopped by the Presque Isle Wesleyan Church for an evening of games, activities and some sweet, sugary prizes.
The Presque Isle Boys and Girls Club has continued to see success with its daily homework assistance program, “Power Hour: Making Minutes Count,” which aims to help students get the one-on-one help they need when working on after-school assignments.
Throughout Richard Nadeau’s office at A & L Construction in Presque Isle, it’s hard not to notice the Victorian carriage figurines, the antique 1930s radio and even a black-and-white photo of Presque Isle High School’s Class of 1903.
Officials from Northern Maine Community College encourage local voters to help pass a $15 million bond package for the Maine Community College System that would give NMCC a little over $1 million to complete infrastructural renovations and expand academic programs and on-campus housing services.
