The library is holding a raffle on a Char-Broil grill. Tickets are $1 each or six for $5. The drawing will be held before Father’s Day. It would make a great gift for one lucky dad. If you would like to purchase tickets, please check with the library at 429-9625 or contact any Ryan Shaw, Jill Lunney, Julie Bradstreet or Tomi Henderson.
AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Department of Environmental Protection has named Mapleton and 28 other communities across the state to receive funding from the Clean Water for Maine bond.
Thursday, June 16 PRESQUE ISLE: Family engagement night and kickoff of summer food program at Aroostook Band of Micmacs, 7 Northern Rd., 4-7 p.m. Informal discussion of societal issues, with healthy cooking demo. Free and open to all. PRESQUE ISLE: Ladies’ Night Out at Wintergreen Arts Center, 6:30-8:30 p.m., featuring “An Intro to Chalk Pastels” […]
To the editor:
The Maine DHHS, Mary Mayhew Commissioner, has finally found the perfect crime. Extort money from people who would rather not come forward because they are in the SNAP program, i.e. Food Stamps, which is perhaps not the highlight of their life.
“I am America,” Muhammad Ali famously declared. “I am the part you won’t recognize. But get used to me — black, confident, cocky; my name, not yours; my religion, not yours; my goals, my own. Get used to me.”
To the editor:
As a parent of a child that attends Presque Isle Middle School, I must admit I am genuinely disappointed. I am disappointed in the lack of communication between school officials and parents. I have seen several post on Facebook during the last couple of weeks in regard to the choice of the school to no longer hold dances on school property.
IN THE CITY
As part of a new marketing initiative at the Northern Maine Regional Airport (PQI), the air traveler will be given an opportunity to provide input on their satisfaction with the service they currently receive at PQI. In addition, the public will be asked how often and why they choose alternative airports. It is an opportunity that comes around infrequently and should be taken full advantage of. We need your help to ensure we are meeting the needs of air travelers in Aroostook County and Northern New Brunswick.
Here in the United States, we are lucky to live in one of the most technologically-advanced countries in the world. And while this provides an unprecedented level of access to information, it also makes us one of the most technologically-vulnerable countries in the world and exposes us to possible cyber-attacks. In fact, at this very moment, there are hackers across the globe working to find weaknesses in the digital systems that help run critical infrastructure like the electric grid that we rely on to power our daily lives.
Federal regulations can impose unexpected and costly requirements on small businesses, educational institutions, and non-profit organizations. A prime example is a new U.S. Department of Labor rule on overtime pay that could harm the very workers it intends to help, cause small businesses to curb hiring, and force universities and colleges to either raise tuition or cut programs.
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — The Aroostook Band of Micmacs will host a family engagement night on Thursday, June 16, 2016 at their office on 7 Northern Rd. in Presque Isle.
