4 months ago
Ashland replaces police chief who left after 4 months
The town of Ashland has hired a longtime law enforcement officer as its new police chief.
Stories by Paula Brewer
4 months ago
A longtime Presque Isle grocery store is closing
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — A grocery store that has been part of Presque Isle for decades will close its doors at the end of Thursday. Steaks N’ Stuff, owned by brothers Jimmy and Joe Donahue, will close at 6 p.m., Jimmy Donahue announced earlier Thursday on Facebook. The store is closing for purely personal reasons, […]
4 months ago
Students get hands-on with UMPI STEM Day
Students from Presque Isle Middle School converged on the campus to explore different kinds of science up close.
4 months ago
Presque Isle will get its first new multifamily housing in decades
Dwayne Gagnon of Caribou will open Elm Estates for middle-income renters sometime this summer in Presque Isle.
4 months ago
Easton School Committee votes to keep two principals
The district has been overspending and that has to stop, committee members said.
4 months ago
Canadian company could pay $240K for Aroostook lumber mill violations
A company that owned a Masardis sawmill until January could pay $240,000 in fines for violating state environmental regulations, including improper handling of wastewater. Daaquam Lumber, owned by Groupe Lebel and Bois Daaquam of Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec, has been accused of multiple violations in a consent agreement issued by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection. The […]
4 months ago
Crossing the border is getting harder for Canadian students at Maine colleges
Some Canadian residents with student visas reported considerable searches at the border on their way to attend classes.
4 months ago
A new program aims to jump start kids tennis in Aroostook
A grant from the Maine Tennis Association will help a local coach introduce a new pilot program that’s the first of its kind in the region.
4 months ago
Presque Isle breaks ground on new airport terminal
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Presque Isle has officially broken ground at its new airport terminal, a $38 million building that’s been in the works for more than two years. Officials from the city, JetBlue and the Maine Department of Transportation, along with legislative representatives and U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, were on hand on May […]
4 months ago
Presque Isle council moves to suspend landlord’s license for multiple ongoing violations
Several people said disturbances at 240 State St. have affected neighbors’ quality of life.
