Dustin Libby was 22 years old when he was serving in Ramadi, Iraq, known as that country’s most deadly city during the Iraq War, with 249 other Marines in the Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, in 2006.
The Wintergreen Arts Center officially reopened its doors at the Aroostook Centre Mall this past week, welcoming back preschool students for a new school year.
The student is now in isolation and other students will be quarantined as a result, UMFK president Deborah Hedeen said.
People may have noticed a familiar sight flying above Presque Isle this week: balloon pilot and County enthusiast Randy Lee’s rainbow-colored hot air balloon featuring a mother bear and her cub.
Since opening at the Aroostook Centre Mall in 2018, United Way of Aroostook’s Book Nook has seen vast support from community members who have made literary and financial contributions, the latter of which supports an early literacy program.
Aroostook Partners in the Arts, with the help of a local art gallery, has encouraged people of all ages and artistic talents to creatively express their emotions through a special outdoor art exhibit this summer.
For the first time in its 17-year history, the Crown of Maine Balloon Festival held a weekend of events without the famous hot air balloons floating through the skies above Presque Isle.
The Presque Isle Boys and Girls Club has opted to not hold in-person programs during the beginning of the school year, in an effort to keep children and families safe amidst the continuing COVID-19 pandemic.
St. Mary’s Cemetery on Chapman Street recently received new fencing thanks to contributions from a former Presque Isle resident.
Students who attend the University of Maine at Fort Kent and University of Maine at Presque Isle will be expected to abide by safety protocols implemented in the plan, including social distancing and wearing protective face coverings to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
