Stories by Melissa Lizotte

7 years ago

Unknown thief walks away with food and drinks from Rusty Crab

At 7 a.m. Friday morning, June 29, Rusty Johnston, owner of The Rusty Crab seafood vendor in Mars Hill, arrived at work and found $250 worth of food items such as haddock, hot dogs, chicken, pre-cooked bacon and hamburger, as well as a case of soda, stolen from his freezer.

7 years ago

Emera Maine officials address customer rate increase

Officials from Emera Maine held their annual open customer meeting at the Hampton Inn in Presque Isle on Wednesday, June 27, to discuss upcoming transmission rate changes for residential and commercial customers.

7 years ago

BikeMaine ride director touts economic benefits Aroostook can anticipate

In 2017, the Bicycle Coalition of Maine’s largest event — the annual BikeMaine ride through particular regions of the state — brought in $660,000 of direct economic benefits to its host communities in Somerset County. In the past five years, it has contributed $2.3 million to the state’s economy.