Houlton

1 year ago

County partnership receives federal grant to strengthen rural healthcare system

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine – The Aroostook County Health Improvement Partnership has been  awarded a 2-year, $100,000 Rural Health Network Development Planning Program grant from the Health Resources and Services  Administration. This funding will significantly enhance the partnership’s ongoing efforts to  improve county-wide systems planning and coordination among its member organizations. In 2023, with support from […]

1 year ago

Smyrna Amish business has grown from farm stand to retail store

The market offers fresh-picked produce, pickles they make on premises, grass fed beef, pasture chicken, pasture pork, raw milk, butter, cheese, yogurt, kefir, jams and jellies, baked goods, baskets, leather products, fresh picked and pick your own flowers and more. 

1 year ago

Katahdin Trust Company announces donation to Tekαkαpimək Contact Station atKatahdin Woods and Waters National Monument

PATTEN, Maine – Katahdin Trust Company, a community bank headquartered in northern Maine, is pleased to announce a significant contribution to the Tekαkαpimək Contact Station, a new facility at the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument. This new facility will greatly support the growing recreation economy in the Katahdin region. The construction of Tekαkαpimək has […]

1 year ago

Agency on Aging opening Access Points across County

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — The Aroostook Agency on Aging is holding a series of opening celebrations at Access Point locations throughout northern Maine, marking a significant step in ensuring that older  adults in rural communities have better access to essential programs and services. Working in Maine’s geographically largest county, the service organization faces unique challenges […]

1 year ago

The County Federal Credit Union awards scholarships

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine —The County Federal Credit Union awards scholarships to nine graduates who will further their education in the 2024-25 academic year. For over 26 years, The County has awarded nearly $160,000 in scholarship money to local students. Amelia Bate graduated from Easton High School and will attend the University of Maine at Orono […]

1 year ago

Linneus man pleads guilty to role in drug ring

James Valiante, 42, described by the U.S. Department of Justice as a drug dealer based in Aroostook County, allegedly regularly got drugs from a source in Bangor as part of a trafficking operation in Penobscot and Aroostook counties and elsewhere.

1 year ago

Register now to dispose of unwanted pesticides

Maine residents can participate in the Obsolete Pesticide Collection Program, a joint initiative by the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry’s Board of Pesticides Control and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.