If a real plane crash had occurred during the early morning hours of Saturday, Aug. 11, at the Presque Isle International Airport, the City of Presque Isle would have released a statement saying that a United Airlines jet had crashed onto the airport runway shortly after 9:07 a.m.
The Crown of Maine Balloon Festival will welcome 15 pilots to northern Maine for a fun-filled weekend of balloon flights and other activities.
For Faith Anderson of Bridgewater, the day that she received new hearing aids thanks to the kindness of her two sisters, Karen Endy and Arlene Buck, and the Beltone Hearing Care Foundation, was one of the best she has had in awhile.
The newest crop of photographers from Wintergreen Art Center’s Photography for Beginners class capped off their hard work with a showcase that captured various styles and creative inspirations.
The Northern Maine Fair Association marked the end of its 164th annual fair on Saturday with a final day of activities that included food and lumberjack contests, a demolition derby and the last chance for families to get out and enjoy the rides and games on the midway.
A group of pint-sized inventors were recently given a mission that perhaps no other children in Aroostook County have taken on before: diagnose and treat a viral infection found in each of their robotic dogs.
Around 20 private and commercial businesses participated in the first annual Commercial Expo and Marketplace during the Northern Maine Fair this week, an event that takes the place of the former Northern Maine Agri-Business Trade Fair.
On Wednesday, Aug. 1, the Presque Isle City Council began discussing the city’s five-year capital improvement plan, which could lead to the councilors deciding soon whether to vacate the current City Hall or to make costly investments toward interior and exterior building renovations.
A fire that destroyed a two-unit apartment building, garage and barn in Castle Hill last night remains under investigation, according to Mapleton firefighter Robby Gross.
Some of the Presque Isle area’s most avid flower gardeners welcomed the community to their homes on a sunny, warm Saturday for the third annual garden tour fundraiser to benefit Grace Interfaith Food Table.
