Stories by Staff Star Herald

  Contributed photo OFFICIAL LEASE SIGNING — Colleen Hilton, RN, president and CEO of VNA Home Health Hospice and Hospice of Aroostook, Richard Duncan, chairman of the Aroostook Hospice Foundation, sign the lease for the Aroostook House of Comfort. The six-bed hospice care facility will be located on Green Hill Drive in Presque Isle. BREWER […]

By Darren FishellBDN Staff PORTLAND — State utilities regulators voted April 12 to open an audit into cost overruns during the deployment of Emera Maine’s new customer billing system, which the company told regulators it can explain. All three members of the Maine Public Utilities Commission voted to open the audit, recommended by the commission’s […]

HOULTON — Throughout April and May, bank employees from Katahdin Trust will start children throughout northern and central Maine on the path to a positive financial future by participating in the annual Teach Children to Save Day, a nationwide event to teach children their financial ABC’s. “Education and hands-on money experience are critical to ensuring […]

  Trip of 120 miles to make stops from Houlton to Fort Kent PRESQUE ISLE — United Way of Aroostook has announced the inaugural Live United Auto Rally 2016 to highlight the United Way’s commitment to all of The County. This 120-mile rally is slated for Saturday, June 4, and will run from York’s of […]

  NMMC event showcases opportunities for women in non-traditional careers PRESQUE ISLE — New Ventures Maine (formerly Women, Work and Community) is offering a hands-on, daylong event designed to encourage girls to consider careers in fields traditionally dominated by men. The Totally Trades Conference will bring together over 100 participants from schools throughout Aroostook County […]

LITTLETON — Aroostook County Tourism (ACT) will host a tourism summit Friday, May 20, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum in Littleton. The event offers an opportunity to network with other leaders in the tourism industry in Aroostook County. Participants will talk about Aroostook’s marketing goals for 2016-17, learn the newest […]

Contributed photoExecutive producer Con Fullam, left, talks to panelists and show host, Don Gooding, behind the scenes at Greenlight Maine. By Payge WoodardSpecial to The Star-Herald PRESQUE ISLE — If you’ve ever wanted to enter the shark tank, Con Fullam might be able to help you. Fullam, creator of “Greenlight Maine”, a show similar to […]