Stories by Staff Star Herald

9 years ago

Fatal N.H. shooting

Fatal N.H. shooting

Involved man who worked in Maine agriculture

A 71-year-old man in Londonderry, New Hampshire, who used to work for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, apparently shot a home maintenance worker and then himself, according to authorities.

9 years ago

Presque Isle man, 87, injured in rollover accident in Woodland

Presque Isle man, 87,

injured in rollover accident in Woodland

WOODLAND, Maine  A Presque Isle man was injured Friday afternoon when his pickup truck left Route 161, struck a utility pole and rolled over, according to Maine State Police.

9 years ago

Grant is music to city’s ears

Grant is music to city’s ears

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine The City of Presque Isle has been awarded a grant in the amount of $8,800 from the Aroostook County Fund of the Maine Community Foundation. The grant is specifically to purchase a sound system for the permanent public pavilion on Riverside Drive and for the concerts on Main Street.

9 years ago

INM offers notary workshop

INM offers notary workshop

CARIBOU, Maine The Informed Notaries of Maine (INM) will present an educational program in Caribou on Thursday, June 23, 2016 at the Caribou Inn and Convention Center.

9 years ago

Hospitals’ food drive a success

Hospitals’ food drive a success

Adds ton of food to County pantries

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine A region-wide effort in May by The County’s four hospitals to replenish area food pantries has resulted in just over 3,000 pounds of food to help “Feed The County.”

9 years ago

Fresh fish and fiddleheads

Fresh fish and fiddleheads

MAINELY OUTDOORS

Each spring between mid-May and mid-June, Mother Nature steps up and provides prime conditions for fishing and fiddleheading. If you’ve somehow missed out on the opportunity to sample the true feast of brook trout drenched in flour and lightly fried in bacon grease along with properly-seasoned, freshly-picked fiddleheads, there’s a real hole in your culinary repertoire.

9 years ago

Troop F Report

Troop F Report

Editor’s Note: An arrest or summons does not constitute a finding of guilt. An individual charged with a crime is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty at criminal proceedings.

9 years ago

Men’s health issues focus of seminar

Men’s health issues focus of seminar

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine A free community program designed to provide education and awareness about men’s health issues is set for the conference center at The Aroostook Medical Center’s A.R. Gould Memorial Hospital on Wednesday, June 8, 2016 beginning at 5:30 p.m.

9 years ago

Baseball, softball teams play final season contests

Baseball, softball teams play final season contests

It’s getting crunch time as teams are either fighting to make it into the post-season for baseball and softball or for those who are guaranteed a spot, are trying to finish as high as they can to get a home game for the prelim round or avoid the prelims all together.