When Kimberly Wright, a fourth grade teacher at Mapleton Elementary School, attended a book release party for “A Gift to the Future from the Leisure Village Writers” in spring 2017, she became inspired to connect her students to the group of writers from the retirement facility.
Since 1984, Homeless Services of Aroostook has operated the Sister Mary O’ Donnell Emergency Shelter at 745 Central Drive in Presque Isle, serving between 100 and 220 adults and children each year.
A pair of local police officers and a state representative visited an early childhood education center Friday to learn more about the program and to let a group of 3-5-year-olds get acquainted with them.
The need for volunteers to help the American Red Cross provide relief to victims of both local and natural disasters has never been more crucial, according to Mary Green, community manager for the Aroostook County chapter of the organization.
Maine State Police arrested an Easton man early Thursday morning in connection with the death of a 79-year-old man found dead in his Bridgewater home the night before.
Thanks to an increase in warmer daily temperatures over the past week and a winter storm that dumped over two feet of snow, Bigrock ski area in Mars Hill has welcome many more visitors, who have commented on the “perfect” trail conditions.
On the morning of Friday, Jan. 12, seven students ranging from elementary to middle-school age were seated in Room 411 at Presque Isle High School’s Adult and Community Education Center, ready to write.
The New Year often marks a time when people make resolutions to exercise more, only to lose track of their goals within the first few weeks.
The Mark and Emily Turner Memorial Library in Presque Isle became a gathering place for local published and aspiring writers on Thursday
Around 260 individuals crowded into the lobby and ice-skating rink at the Presque Isle Forum on Sunday for the second annual TAMC Free Skate.
