By Jen Lynds Staff Writer PRESQUE ISLE — Of the more than twenty varieties of potatoes planted by growers across the state, the russet burbank is the most popular. Known as a dry, white and mealy spud that is good for baking, mashing and making french fries, 39.4 percent of the 55,000 acres […]
PRESQUE ISLE — Following the success of last October’s Aroostook County Beer Fest, another festival will come to the Star City in April featuring American craft beers, some from local breweries.
PRESQUE ISLE — February is National Children’s Dental Health Month, and Aroostook County Action Program (ACAP) Oral Health is promoting healthy habits by sharing the American Dental Association’s (ADA) Sugar Wars campaign. Contributed Photo Anne Chapman, oral health educator with the Aroostook County Action Program, talks with children who attend ACAP’s Early Care […]
AUGUSTA — In a concerted effort to bolster the snowmobile industry in northern Maine, Rep. Robert Saucier has introduced legislation to amend Maine law so snowmobilers can use trails near controlled access highways.
Aroostook County Action Program, Inc. (ACAP) has announced that it has received a $6,000 Community Development Grant from Machias Savings Bank to fund home repair projects for low-income seniors in Aroostook County. Contributed photo Tammy Goetsch, an Aroostook County Action Program volunteer through the Aroostook Policy Advisory Council, accepts a $6,000 check from […]
115 Years Ago – Feb. 13, 1901
Broken chin — Friday afternoon, George Scott, janitor of the high school building, cut his chin on broken glass. He was on a stepladder, having in his hand an unlighted kerosene lamp, which he was about to put in its place, when the stepladder broke and Mr. Scott fell to the floor. Mr. Scott received a few slight cuts on the chin caused by the broken glass.
CARIBOU and PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — The AARP Tax-Aide service is currently offering free individual tax preparation assistance in both Caribou and Presque Isle.
Wednesday, Feb. 17 HOULTON: Aroostook County Commissioners meeting, 4:30 p.m., Sheriff’s Office building conference room. LIMESTONE: Knitting club at the Frost Memorial Library, 6-7 p.m. Beginners or expert, young or mature — all welcome. VAN BUREN: Blood drive at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 12:30-5:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20 CARIBOU: Railroads of the Caribou area […]
When I ask employers in Maine what Washington needs to do to help them add jobs, they tell me this: reduce the cost and complexity of the federal regulations imposed on them. And this is not just a concern voiced by Maine businesses. Earlier this year, a poll of small business owners across the country found that the vast majority aren’t hiring new workers right now, and more than six in ten pointed to government regulations as the reason why.
To the editor:
Halfway Home Pet Rescue has networked with several southern Maine shelters/pet rescues for the past four years as well as spaying and neutering about 400 cats per year in this central Aroostook County area.
