9 years ago
New podiatrist joins Pines
New podiatrist joins Pines CARIBOU — Pines Health Services has announced the addition of a new foot surgeon to its expanding medical team.
Stories by Staff Star Herald
9 years ago
Utility scams demand caution
Utility scams demand caution BANGOR and PRESQUE ISLE — Emera Maine is warning its customers to be suspicious of individuals claiming to be representing the utility, especially in situations demanding immediate payment.
9 years ago
Pet letter requires response
Pet letter requires response
To the editor:
I would like to respond to the letter to the editor that was published in the August 10, 2016, Star-Herald entitled, “ Pets deserve special attention.” The letter expressed the writer’s concern for my dog being in my car all day while I was at work.
9 years ago
Rep. Saucier is optimal nominee for our economy
Rep. Saucier is optimal nominee for our economy
To the editor:
In two terms at the state legislature, Representative Robert (Bob) Saucier has established an impressive record of tireless advocacy for Aroostook’s economic interests. The best by far of any recent representative for Presque Isle from the opposing party, this record makes Bob the outstanding candidate for a third term.
9 years ago
Summer is melting away fast
Summer is melting away fast
BUG GUTS & BEAUTY
Summer is winding down and soon it will join lots of other memories as just a memory. One sure sign that long, hazy, lazy days of summertime are ending is the change of hours at Houlton Farms Dairy.
9 years ago
The sound of freedom is still alive
The sound of freedom is still alive
REMEMBER WHEN
The weekend of August 19 through 21 will be one I will remember for the rest of my days. In 1994 when the last KC-135 left Loring Air Force Base, I said to my wife as the plane flew overhead, “There goes the sound of freedom!”
That was a kind of different statement for a Navy veteran to make, but then it is one any veteran would feel to their deepest being. We lived with the sound of fighters, tankers and huge bombers flying over Aroostook County at all hours day and night.
9 years ago
Family matters
Family matters
Framing Communities
Marge Kennedy once said, “In truth a family is what you make it. It is made strong, not by the number of heads counted at the dinner table, but by the rituals you help family members create, by the memories you share, by the commitment of time, caring, and love you show to one another, and by the hopes for the future you have as individuals and as a unit.”
9 years ago
Use your school budget voting rights
Use your school budget voting rights
To the editor:
The number of students (pre-K to 12) enrolled in SAD 1 has fallen from 2,069 in 2007 (source: PI Comprehensive Plan) to “around” 1,830 in 2016 (source: SAD 1) — a marked 12 percent decline over the period.
9 years ago
Our pathway through life
Our pathway through life
To the editor:
We are all aware, “There is a time to be born and a time to die.” We have no choice whether to accept life or not, but once life begins, then how we live our lives is our choice.
9 years ago
Park decision must not cost jobs
Park decision must not cost jobs
Loggers must have access to forest
The Professional Logging Contractors (PLC) of Maine will continue working to preserve forest access in the Katahdin Region for Maine’s hard-working loggers following the announcement that President Barack Obama has signed an executive order creating a national monument there.
