1 year ago
Chainsaw safety workshop
A chainsaw safety workshop will be from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 27 at the VFW, 81 Houlton Road.
Business News
1 year ago
State program to recruit young construction workers already expanding
With a continually aging workforce, 80 percent of the state’s construction companies have vacancies and would be able to take on more projects with more workers
1 year ago
New board members see potential to revitalize Loring
A business professor, former town manager, economic development specialist and bank executive have been tasked with redeveloping the former Loring Air Force Base.
1 year ago
UMPI marks total eclipse with ‘Solar-bration’
The University of Maine at Presque Isle will mark the upcoming total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, with a “Solar-bration”. From 2-4:30 p.m. in the parking areas between Gentile Hall and Folsom-Pullen Hall, all are invited to welcome and witness the total solar eclipse, complete with food, music, activities and fun.
1 year ago
Time to ‘Solar-brate’: UScellular shares tech tips to capture the eclipse
How do you organize a solar eclipse party? You have to “planet” of course! On Monday, April 8, a total solar eclipse will cross over North America, with 13 states from Texas to Maine directly in the path of totality.
1 year ago
Houlton bistro aims to be the hot new place to hang out
Two local restaurateurs are set to turn around a downtown space that for several years has had a spotty history of restaurants and bars coming and going.
1 year ago
Aroostook towns protest bundled services arrangement with Ashland
Concern over subsidies to the Town of Ashland for shared municipal services led residents of two surrounding communities to vote against those payments last week.
1 year ago
Errant wheel on empty boxcar caused Ashland train derailment
No one was injured and the car remained upright.
1 year ago
Wintergreen to host eclipse-themed art project and artists on April 5
In celebration of the total solar eclipse, the Wintergreen Arts Center is featuring an art show and offering an art-making event during the First Friday Art Walk on April 5 from 5:45 to 7:45 p.m.
1 year ago
Caribou moves ahead with proposals for ARPA-funded projects
The Caribou City Council voted to move ahead with a project to expand city sewer lines and keep a longstanding business in town.
