A National Fire Prevention Association study reported that, on average, seven Americans die in a residential home fire each week. Though you never know when fire might strike, there are important measures you can take to increase your chances when seconds count.
Once a rarity, fire pits have grown increasingly popular in recent years, as more and more homeowners turn their homes into private oases. Fire pits run the gamut from the very simple to the more elaborate, and the fire pits homeowners choose often depend on the space they have available as well as their budgets.
CARIBOU, Maine — In an effort to cut down on the number of Aroostook County home fires, Cary Medical Center and the northern and eastern Maine chapters of the American Red Cross held a Fire Preparedness Program press conference last week in the hospital’s Chan Education Center.
To the editor:
The trouble with getting your information from Wikipedia is that it not always correct. This should be particularly embarrassing for the Star-Herald since the founder of WEGP has not, as Wikipedia asserts, an engineer with WAGM-TV, he was the publisher of the local weekly newspaper.
To the editor: As a cancer survivor, I’ve experienced first-hand how the mental and physical side effects of treatment can take a toll on one’s quality of life. As health care professionals focus on the cancer treatment itself, comfort and concerns such as pain, nausea, shortness of breath and anxiety are […]
To the editor: Upon a recent loss which we have been suffering, a friend of my husband encouraged us to attend the Aroostook Band of Micmacs 21st annual Mawiomi of the Tribes. I knew right away that it was exactly what we needed, and where needed to be. Neither of us had ever […]
To the editor:
Citizens who reside in the Lyndon Secession Territory have asked us to explain how their children will get their education. The answer to that questions is simple. They will receive exactly the same education they are receiving today. Students will attend the same schools and ride the same buses as they always have.
I checked the pocket of my capri pants at least four more times before I finally broke down and told the clerk I absolutely, positively could not find my debit card. My groceries, which had been whizzing by me on the conveyer belt, were now at a standstill.
AUGUSTA, Maine — Governor Paul R. LePage signed into law LD 1415, An Act To Authorize Two General Fund Bond Issues To Improve Highways, Bridges and Multimodal Facilities, which authorizes an $85 million bond package for transportation projects that will improve infrastructure, promote economic development and create jobs in the State of Maine.
PRESQUE ISLE — A look at the changing world of health insurance, and plans to merge economic development organizations in the region highlight the Aroostook Partnership for Progress/LEADers Encouraging Aroostook Development annual meeting at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4 at the Edmunds Conference Center at Northern Maine Community College.
