1 year ago
Caribou man dies in Fort Fairfield motorcycle crash
Tony Disy, 69, may have suffered a medical event prior to drifting off the Presque Isle Road, Fort Fairfield Police Chief Matthew Cummings said.
Stories by Paula Brewer
1 year ago
How Presque Isle became Aroostook’s cannabis capital
When city officials approved Presque Isle’s first marijuana store in 2020, they sought to tap into the next big thing. The industry exploded, and the city is now looking at its ninth cannabis business. Maine legalized recreational marijuana in 2016 and now has 230 stores, 129 cultivation facilities and 104 manufacturers licensed for adult use, […]
1 year ago
Loring’s work didn’t all happen at the base
Across Aroostook County, several installations defended the base against incoming harm, relayed communications, conducted simulated warfare, housed personnel and more.
1 year ago
Presque Isle gardener grows 1,300-pound ‘great pumpkin’
Rob Beaulieu got into growing giant pumpkins about 15 years ago, but this year has his heftiest specimen yet.
1 year ago
Special Olympians return to soccer field for first time since pandemic
COVID-19 and rain have canceled the event for the past four years, but sunny skies prevailed on Thursday as soccer teams competed and individuals honed their skills.
1 year ago
Presque Isle industrial park is full thanks to unique business model
The park is full and growing, largely because it’s willing to adapt available spaces or build new ones, small or large, to fit businesses, Presque Isle Industrial Council Executive Director Tom Powers said.
1 year ago
Recycling expected to halt lithium battery fires at Tri-Community Landfill
The landfill experienced two fires over Sept. 14-16 and narrowly avoided a third on the 17th, all attributed to lithium batteries.
1 year ago
Mi’kmaq Nation adopts stringent grant reporting after federal audit
The audit showed the tribe needed to improve its documentation of projects included in a total of $4,359,339 in federal grants.
1 year ago
Easton anticipates new fire station if federal funding comes through
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine and vice chair of the Senate appropriations committee, announced in July the committee had advanced public safety funds, including those for Easton, as part of the 2025 Agriculture, Rural Development, and Food and Drug Administration Appropriations bill.
1 year ago
National grant funds will help more Presque Isle residents vote
Officials will use the money to buy a new voter booth that is accessible to handicapped people, a wide-body wheelchair for voters, larger-print signs to direct the public and laptops for election officials.
