Graduates of Maine’s only college training program for operators of mechanized logging and forest trucking equipment were recognized Nov. 9 at the site where they have spent recent weeks completing the final, trucking stage of the program after months harvesting timber using sophisticated state-of-the-art machines like those they will encounter in the logging industry.
Central Aroostook Probus heard from speaker Craig Green of the Presque Isle City Council.
The fact that potatoes are more than three-quarters water may have offset some challenges for Aroostook farmers during this year’s wet and unpredictable growing season.
Arlen Dow, owner of the Braden Theater, bought the store that sells knitting supplies, a selection of beer and wines, and assorted wares, for an undisclosed sum.
Putting on a pair of quad or inline roller skates for the first time can be a bit daunting, but a recent roller skating revival has even skating neophytes rolling around rinks to break a sweat.
Jeffrey Davenport, president and CEO of NorState Federal Credit Union, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Johnson as NorState FCU senior vice president of strategy & performance. In his role, Johnson will lead the implementation and development, along with overseeing the progress of NorState FCU’s strategic initiatives.
Northern Maine Development Commission has worked collaboratively with the Maine Center for Entrepreneurship and Sunrise County Economic Council to bring the business accelerator program TopGun to both Aroostook and Washington County.
Inside the Aroostook Centre Mall, Thomas Peers served up his tasty pulled pork sandwiches and assorted barbecue sauces on Veterans Day.
UScellular has launched its 5G mid-band network in Caribou to enhance the mobile, home and business internet experience for customers in the area. This new 5G network has more capacity and low latency for smoother data processing and can deliver speeds up to 10x faster than 4G LTE and current low-band 5G networks.
York’s of Houlton announced its achievement of Gold Class status, the industry standard for training that contributes to complete and safe repairs. Only around 9,000 of collision repair businesses currently meet the rigorous training requirements necessary to earn the Gold Class designation, and we are a part of that number.
