2 years ago
Presque Isle Walmart evacuated over ‘credible’ bomb threat
Walmart and surrounding businesses in Presque Isle were evacuated Sunday evening due to a bomb threat.
Stories by Paul Bagnall
2 years ago
UMPI professor plans to rappel down a building in Massachusetts for charity
University of Maine at Presque Isle professor Jacquelyn Lowman, who has been a paraplegic for 15 years, plans to rappel down a 110-foot tall building in Worcester, Mass., on Saturday to raise money for charity.
2 years ago
Presque Isle police seek funds for body cameras
The Presque Isle Police Department is requesting $33,997 from capital reserve funds for a lease program for new body cameras and taser packages to replace current body cameras that were constantly breaking and were automatically deleting footage when being downloaded.
2 years ago
Braden Theater owner acquires Merchants on the Corner
Arlen Dow, owner of the Braden Theater, bought the store that sells knitting supplies, a selection of beer and wines, and assorted wares, for an undisclosed sum.
2 years ago
Fort Fairfield grads create scholarship for classmate who died in fire
It didn’t take long for Rose Elmer’s high school classmates to find a way to honor their friend, who died along with her parents in a house fire earlier this month.
2 years ago
Army veteran raising funds for his local Smokey Bear’s BBQ business
Inside the Aroostook Centre Mall, Thomas Peers served up his tasty pulled pork sandwiches and assorted barbecue sauces on Veterans Day.
2 years ago
Presque Isle voters elect city council and SAD 1 board members
James Carroll, local business owner of Morning Star Art and Framing, received 1,034 votes and Hank King, safety director with Buck Construction, received 929 votes. Incumbent SAD1 school board member Lori Kenneson ran unopposed and got 65 votes, earning a three-year term.
2 years ago
Voter turnout is steady at polls around Aroostook
RAin and a bit of snow greeted voters at the polls in some County locations Tuesday. Turnout was steady, officials said.
2 years ago
Fort Fairfield struggles with loss of Elmer family members in fatal fire|
“Clearly folks are devastated because to lose anybody in a fire is tragic, [but] to lose a whole family and leaving a young person behind is just awful,” Tim Goff, Fort Fairfield town manager, said Friday.
2 years ago
3 die in Fort Fairfield fire
Fire departments were still at the address of a 2 a.m. house fire late Thursday morning cleaning up.
