Concretions are natural phenomena unknown to most people but occurring all around the world including Aroostook County. Concretions are hard masses of rock. In Latin, the word con means ‘together’ and the word crescere means “to grow.” Joined together the two words become “concretions. “
As a native of Aroostook County, I know how important high-speed Internet is to the vitality of rural communities. From spurring job creation to supporting telemedicine to allowing online classes, access to broadband unlocks almost endless benefits and possibilities.
Who could have fathomed at the beginning that we’d survive an entire year of COVID-19 lockdown?
Everyone has a role in fighting blight in Caribou. The easiest way is to keep your own property in good repair and free from rubbish and fire hazards. Neighborhood pride is contagious.
When I decided to run for the Maine House of Representatives, I had no idea that we were about to experience a pandemic. I also never thought that, this late in the year, the Legislature would meet as a body only one time (Dec. 2), to be sworn in at the Augusta Civic Center and not the Statehouse.
I knew it was going to be a day to remember, a day to reflect upon for years to come, a day to celebrate with a strong belly laugh or two — and indeed it was.
There’s always something new at FamilySearch.org, the genealogical website of the LDS Church. You probably know by now that the church is rushing to convert their miles of microfilm held in a secure cave somewhere in the Rockies into digital records available to everyone.
On Tuesday, March 2, I almost died. How dramatic. But nevertheless, factual. I “participated” mightily in the catastrophic collision of 16 piled-up cars on our local Route 1, just a routine drive between Caribou and Presque Isle.
I continue to receive calls with questions about what hubs the Presque Isle airport (PQI) has non-stop flights to. For the month of March, we continue to have service to both Washington Dulles (located in the metro Washington, D.C., area) and Newark Liberty (located in the metro New York City area).
When I first started my reporting job at the Houlton Pioneer Times, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect.
