Stories by Staff Star Herald

10 years ago

Sign Place moving to Caribou

Sign Place moving to Caribou By Christopher BouchardStaff Writer     CARIBOU — The Sign Place, previously owned by husband and wife Rick and Sandy Guerrette, has been purchased by another husband and wife team and will be moving to Caribou.

10 years ago

The Cubby names April ‘Hero of the Month’

The Cubby names April ‘Hero of the Month’     HOULTON — The Cubby Gives Program has announced its April “Hero of the Month” is 9-year-old Dylan Gantnier, 9, of Sherman.

10 years ago

Presque Isle dental clinic, Houlton Maliseets receive grants

    BANGOR, Maine — USDA Rural Development announced yesterday that a total of $206,400 in Community Facility Grants has been awarded, which will benefit five Maine community organizations. Among those are two in Aroostook County who will get $85,500 of that total.

10 years ago

Logging group lauds new laws

Logging group lauds new laws     AUGUSTA — The Professional Logging Contractors of Maine is applauding the Maine Legislature and Maine Gov. Paul LePage for pulling together to pass two bills that will aid the state’s logging industry by providing short-term contract opportunities to producers of biomass electricity and exempting commercial loggers and farmers from […]

10 years ago

Planned Parenthood joins state coalition

Planned Parenthood joins state coalition     TOPSHAM — The Maine Health Management Coalition, a non-profit organization working to reduce healthcare costs and improve the quality of clinical services, recently announced the addition of Planned Parenthood of Northern New England as a new member.

10 years ago

Bank collects 12,645 jars

Bank collects 12,645 jars     BANGOR — The 2016 Bangor Savings Bank “Peanut Butter and Jelly Drive” recently piled up a record-setting 12,645 jars of the food items for local pantries throughout Maine.

10 years ago

Making a difference one child at a time

Making a difference one child at a time

    To the editor:
Throughout our community, our county, our state and our country, there are children living apart from their families due to many reasons including physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, neglect and substance abuse. For some of these children, the removal from their home is as traumatic as the abuse itself.

10 years ago

Spring is here – remember open burning permits

Spring is here – remember open burning permits

IN THE CITY
By Adam Rider

    Spring is upon us and people are beginning to clean up wood debris in their yards. Remember to stop by the Presque Isle Fire Department and get a new open burning permit for the 2016 season.