Stories by Staff Star Herald

9 years ago

Easton Elementary hands out awards

Easton Elementary hands out awards

 EASTON NEWS

Recognized for perfect attendance at Easton Elementary School were Mea Lagasse, Kirsten Wilcox and Liberty Pelkey. Good Attendance (missed one day only) recipients were Carson MacPherson, Raiden Cochran, Blake King, Owen Sweeney and Augustus Bonner.

9 years ago

Continuing our commitment to the community

Continuing our commitment to the community

To the editor:
As chairperson of the School Board of MSAD 1, I take great pleasure in congratulating the staff and students of MSAD 1 for a wonderful school year in 2015-16.

9 years ago

Pets deserve special attention

Pets deserve special attention

To the editor:
Last Friday, as I came out of a doctor’s office at TAMC, I heard a dog barking in the vehicle in front of mine.

9 years ago

Useful tech is all around us

Useful tech is all around us

To the editor:
I stopped to mail a letter at the Post Office recently at 11:30 p.m. The diagonal parking spaces were mostly full; people out of their cars smoking and talking like it was noon.

9 years ago

Garden tour to help end hunger

Garden tour to help end hunger

To the editor:
The Garden Tour that was held on August 6 with the proceeds going to GIFT (Grace Interfaith Food Table) was a huge success thanks to the many gardeners that opened their gardens for this occasion.

9 years ago

Local fairs

Local fairs

To the editor:
I took my draft horses to the Houlton and Presque Isle draft horse shows. What a fun time we had.

9 years ago

Appreciates AMHC crisis unit staff

Appreciates AMHC crisis unit staff

To the editor:
There’s a little-known powerhouse in Presque Isle across Main Street from UMPI. It’s in a two-story residential looking building, and is commonly “referred to by AMHC (Aroostook Mental Health Center) clinics throughout Aroostook” as ACSU (Adult Crisis Stabilization Unit).

9 years ago

What is your message?

What is your message?

Framing Communities

At the heart of community is a sense of belonging and a feeling of connectedness. This connectedness is the foundation on which we build security and trust for the people and places that surround us.

9 years ago

Tornado warning!

Tornado warning!

On Monday, July 18, 2016 just as I was beginning my vacation outside of The County, inside The County, Mother Nature put on an amazing display, as a truly textbook supercell thunderstorm developed and subsequently produced a tornado. Maine averages about two tornados a year. Before I get into what I want to tell you about, here is the text summary from the National Weather Service damage survey team: