9 months ago
Festival of Trees celebrates 10 years of decking the halls for area children
This year’s fundraising total came in at $172,555, the second highest total since the festival’s beginnings.
Stories by Melissa Lizotte
9 months ago
Limestone community gathers for ‘A Family Christmas’ on Main Street
Over 20 cars parked along Main Street, with dozens standing outside as the small but festive lineup of 16 floats made its way down the street.
9 months ago
Limestone decides against hiring new road commissioner
Limestone Select Board members voted 4-to-1 Wednesday to continue having the town manager serve as road commissioner instead of hiring someone new.
9 months ago
Vigil planned for missing 14-year-old New Sweden girl
The vigil for Stefanie Damron will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 21 at New Sweden First Baptist Church, 17 Westmanland Road.
9 months ago
Eight people displaced after structure fire in Caribou
All residents are safe and so far no injuries have been reported after a fire broke out around 10 a.m. at 55 York Street, said firefighter and paramedic Chad McCarthy.
9 months ago
Woodland residents might soon vote on adding new elected officials
Officials have agreed to pursue a special town meeting so residents can vote on whether to add two more members to the selectboard.
9 months ago
FBI offers $15,000 reward for location of missing New Sweden girl
Law enforcement agencies have pursued leads from Maine, Canada and across the United States but no evidence has surfaced as to where Stefanie Damron might be.
9 months ago
Downtown market brings new excitement to Caribou’s holiday season
The new market was the vision of S.W. Collins owner Sam Collins after seeing a similar setup during a trip to Europe.
9 months ago
The plan to use hemp to solve Aroostook tribe’s ‘forever chemicals’ problem hits major snag
Finding a way to take PFAS out of contaminated hemp plants without unintentionally releasing them into the air is the next step in the Mi’kmaqs’ effort to remediate 650 acres of polluted land the U.S. government turned over to them 15 years ago.
9 months ago
County officials approve plan for distributing opioid settlement funds
Aroostook has received $750,000 so far from the national settlement, and will make $300,000 of that money available for projects within four categories: treatment, recovery, prevention and harm reduction.
