Editorials

10 months ago

Gearing up for economic growth

Presque Isle International Airport’s (PQI) new passenger terminal is expected to have a significant impact on local economic growth by creating jobs, attracting new business, boosting tourism and facilitating trade.  

10 months ago

First-Gen Celebration Week on the UMFK campus

FORT KENT, Maine – The University of Maine at Fort Kent TRIO/Student Support Services held its First-Generation Celebration Week from November 4-8. Being a first-gen student means that your parent (s) did not complete a four-year college. Being a first-generation student often comes with unique challenges, such as navigating the complexities of higher education, including […]

10 months ago

Helping our older residents thrive

Research shows that as we age, most of us want to remain in the communities we know and love, with access to essential services that support a healthy, fulfilling life.

10 months ago

‘Haints’ ain’t for the faint

Ghosts and ghouls haunt the dark recesses of our minds. In times of crisis they come out and create a few moments of anxiety. 

11 months ago

By sea or by rail

Did you have an ancestor who worked in transportation? Here in New England, many of us had ancestors who were involved with the sea or rivers.

11 months ago

How lessons from devastating blazes spawned a fire department

The City of Presque Isle was founded in 1828 and was known as Fairbanks Mills.  Despite being a growing village, the community was not proactive about fighting fires, even though most buildings at the time were constructed of wood, until some 50 years later.   

11 months ago

These flies could be kinfolk

What has about 1,440 feet of nerve tissue? It courts, sings and flies, and yet is contained in a space measuring 3/4 of one millimeter by one quarter of a millimeter? 

11 months ago

Translators can help

If you’re searching in a foreign-language newspaper or other documents and don’t know the language, then you have a couple of choices.