10 months ago
Impending closure of Presque Isle ski center sparks local movement to save it
Since news of the closure broke, local residents have taken to social media to share what the center has meant to them and make appeals to save it.
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10 months ago
Trump’s immigration strategy could jeopardize the migrant labor Maine farms rely on
While local farmers feel that the H-2A visa program is secure, some policy analysts warn of stricter approval thresholds for those applications under Project 2025 guidelines, which some believe is the blueprint for Trump’s second term.
10 months ago
Madawaska looks at including Bicentennial Park in DOT project
The project focuses on making once-in-a-generation improvements to historic downtown and village center areas of communities.
10 months ago
Caribou councilors waive foreclosure to avoid acquiring problem properties
Together, the properties would have a total tax lien of $20,159 if the city had chosen to proceed with the foreclosures.
10 months ago
NMCC celebrates graduation of 2024 MLOFT cohort, highlighting future of Maine’s logging industry
FAIRFIELD, Maine — Northern Maine Community College, in partnership with the Professional Logging Contractors of the Northeast, is proud to announce the graduation of 10 students from the 2024 Mechanized Logging Operations & Forest Trucking program. This milestone marks the culmination of 20 weeks of intensive, hands-on training at the woodlot and eight weeks of […]
10 months ago
Woodland seeks to fill town office, public works positions
The town is advertising for a town clerk, which also entails being a deputy treasurer and tax collector, and for a truck driver and equipment operator for Public Works.
10 months ago
Northern Maine electric bills will rise moderately in January
A typical residential customer using 500 kilowatt hours a month will pay roughly $1.84 more each month, according to the Public Utilities Commission.
10 months ago
Caribou hospital given D grade for patient safety
Cary Medical Center’s past grades were Cs as recently as spring 2024. The hospital’s last A grade occurred in spring 2021.
10 months ago
New CT scanner at AR Gould Hospital offers faster, more accurate, and more comfortable testing
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Northern Light AR Gould Hospital is excited to announce the addition of a new Siemens SOMATON X.Cite CT scanner to the large inventory of advanced imaging technology available at the hospital. A computerized tomography scan is a type of imaging that uses X-ray techniques to create detailed images of the body […]
10 months ago
Owner of Fort Kent Outdoor Center is giving facility to local board
Pineland Farms of New Gloucester, which is owned by the Libra Foundation, a charitable organization based in Portland, announced Friday it is transferring ownership of the outdoor center to the local governing body.
