2 years ago
The County Crossword for Feb. 14, 2024
You can complete this crossword puzzle online. Just click on the box you want to fill in and begin typing the word you think is the answer to the clue.
Houlton
2 years ago
Maine regulators to vote on Wolfden mine Wednesday
The Maine Land Use Planning Commission is scheduled to make a final decision on the Wolfden Pickett Mountain Mining project on Wednesday morning.
2 years ago
ACAP scrambles to get applicants through before home energy assistance funds run out
A federally funded program through the Maine Housing Authority used to supplement the high cost of heating is running out of money for this year.
2 years ago
Houlton pedestrian bridge inspection planned to assure user safety
The Houlton Town Council approved the inspection of the town’s Gateway Crossing bridge after learning that a similar bridge, designed by the same engineers, collapsed in Hickory, North Carolina.
2 years ago
Opposes mine proposal
To the editor:
I am writing in complete opposition to the proposed rezoning of Pickett Mountain. For the small number of jobs this will create versus the impact and potential harm this will have to both the ecology of the area and tourism, it simply is not worth it.
2 years ago
North Carolina family that moved to Maine amid pandemic enjoys life on Aroostook farm
When Heath and Erica Burkhart decided to sell their Outer Banks of North Carolina portable toilet business and head west along the Appalachians, they had no idea they’d be farming 1,009 miles away in Aroostook County.
2 years ago
Houlton council seeks ‘person who can manage people’ as next town manager
“There are all these openings and everybody is looking for someone with municipal experience,” town councilor Jane Torres said. “We just changed track and said let’s look for that person who can manage people, manage a budget and learn on their feet.”
2 years ago
Tournament starts this week for several County high school basketball teams
An impressive 20 of 31 squads in the County (65 percent) qualified for the Maine Principals Association postseason this year, with 10 teams earning byes directly to the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor.
2 years ago
Houlton area special education director resigns to take temporary state job
Julia Sandy Flacke, who has been employed with the Houlton and Hodgdon school districts for nearly a decade, has been named the Deputy Director of Special Education Services, Birth to 22, at the Office of Special Service and Inclusive Education.
2 years ago
Fly tying can be a rewarding pastime
I can’t really remember how old I was when I discovered my dad’s fly-tying bench. Drawers held every size, shape and color of feathers imaginable.
