Stories by Staff Star Herald

9 years ago

Extension offers food workshop

Extension offers food workshop

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine The University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a two-part food preservation workshop at the UMaine Cooperative Extension Office in Presque Isle on Aug. 23 and 30, 2016 from 1-4 p.m. or 6-9 p.m.

9 years ago

Nine County nonprofits get MCF funding

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine Something may be cooking soon in Presque Isle.
The Aroostook County Committee of the Maine Community Foundation recently awarded nine grants, totaling $57,090, to regional nonprofit organizations serving people from Houlton to the St. John Valley.

9 years ago

Presque Isle farm field day welcomes public

PI farm field day welcomes public

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — The University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host a farm field day at 3 p.m. Monday, Aug. 22, 2016 at the Aroostook Research Farm in Presque Isle.

9 years ago

Three arrested in heroin, cocaine bust

Three arrested in heroin, cocaine bust

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine A local couple and a Bronx man were arrested on Wednesday morning in connection with the distribution of heroin and cocaine, officials said.

9 years ago

Easton farm family has deep County roots

The Maine Potato Board of Directors recently honored Flewelling Farms of Easton as their 2016 Farm Family of the Year. Congratulations to Bruce Flewelling, who is the fifth generation of Flewelling’s legacy and manages the 900 acres of potato fields. Also involved in the operation are his two sons, Nicholas and Christopher.

9 years ago

Grants assist airport with hangar project

Grants assist airport with hangar project

Officials expect business growth

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine Over the last month, the Northern Maine Regional Airport has been awarded two separate grants which will assist in the development of a new hangar complex.

9 years ago

Presque Isle prepares for balloon fest

Presque Isle prepares for balloon fest

Organizers promote safety after tragedy in Texas

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine Despite last month’s fatal hot air balloon crash in Texas, organizers of the 13th annual Crown of Maine Balloon Fest that starts on Aug. 25 remain optimistic about upcoming attendance and demand for rides.

9 years ago

Statewide effort targets drug abuse awareness

Statewide effort targets drug abuse awareness

BANGOR, Maine Diversion Alert, the Wabanaki Tribal Health Clinics and Husson University School of Pharmacy have launched a statewide initiative called “Wabanaki Pathway to Hope and Healing,” which is funded through one of 18 Rural Opioid Overdose Reversal Grants awarded by the Health Resource and Service Administration’s Rural Opioid Overdose Reversal Grant Program.