Houlton

2 years ago

USDA to survey Maine potato growers

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania – Beginning in late July, the Northeastern Regional Field Office of USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service will be conducting the annual Potato Production Disposition and Income survey.

2 years ago

Landry Earns Elite Insurance Representative designation

SHERMAN, Maine – Jaylene Landry has recently achieved the esteemed designation of Certified Insurance Service Representative Elite from the prestigious National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research.

2 years ago

Bikes for Books winners named

Students at Houlton Elementary School gathered to watch a special presentation on June 12, as Principal Candace Crane welcomed members of the Masonic Lodge No. 96. 

2 years ago

The dropper rig: more flies and more fish

I was in my mid-20s, having fly fished for well over a dozen years, when I first learned about a dropper rig. A half-dozen friends and avid fly casters flew from Bangor to Bozeman, Montana, to experience wading and drift boat fishing rivers and float tube casting on lakes. We enjoyed steady catch and release […]

2 years ago

Houlton area From our Files – Week of June 28, 2023

75 Years Ago – June 24, 1948 Gloria Dow Is Chosen To Be Miss Houlton – Miss Gloria Dow, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry H. Down, inherited the crown of “Miss Houlton of 1948” from Miss Gennette MacNair, who had worn it for the past year, at ceremonies held last night in the Putnam […]

2 years ago

Houlton lacrosse players try out for showcase

Northern Maine Moose lacrosse players Isaiah Ervin and Colton Simoes represented their Houlton team at the Maine Underclassmen Lacrosse Showcase tryouts on Monday, June 19.