1 year ago
Summer plinking with a .22
When I was growing up in the early 1960s, there were no mandatory gun safety courses for boys, girls or fledgling adult shooters.
Houlton
1 year ago
Commissioners lay out rules for unorganized territory cannabis business applications
Applicants must first submit a petition to the county with signatures from at least 20 percent of the voting population in the township the business will be located in.
1 year ago
Houlton area From our Files – Week of July 17, 2024
25 Years Ago – July 21, 1999
Jackett heads for All-American Soap Box Derby — With his Soap Box Derby car already shipped to Akron, Ohio, Houlton’s Jeremy Jackett hasn’t really thought too much about the 62nd All-American Derby Race…until now, however it’s been a different story for his parents, Sharon and Blaine Jackett of Houlton.
1 year ago
Ark Animal Sanctuary – Week of July 17, 2024
The madness of kitten season has begun. We took in a female cat with her 12-week-old kitten and she is already pregnant again and ready to deliver anytime now. Yes, she can get pregnant again that fast.
1 year ago
County commissioners deny Caribou property owner’s tax abatement appeal
For the past three years, Dana Cassidy, who owns multiple properties in the County, has been trying to get the value of his 63 Sweden Street, Caribou property reduced from $1,383,000 to $150,000.
1 year ago
14 US Senators ask CDC to halt new border regulations for dogs
The senators, including Maine’s Susan Collins, said that constituents in their states are concerned about the burdensome effects of this rule and they are asking the CDC to allow time for more public comment.
1 year ago
Players to present ‘Rabbit Hole’
The County Community Players will present their latest production, “Rabbit Hole” by David Lindsay-Abaire.
1 year ago
Katahdin Trust enhances employee benefits package with $6,000 retention bonus for community bankers
HOULTON, Maine – Katahdin Trust Company is pleased to announce a new retention bonus program aimed at attracting and retaining talented individuals to join Katahdin Trust’s team as Community Banker I or Community Banker II at any of the bank’s 16 locations throughout Maine. Eligible employees could receive a retention bonus of up to $6,000. […]
1 year ago
The County Crossword for July 17, 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.
1 year ago
Houlton man battling Maine VA over image of American flag
Donald Holston, 79, captured the image of the flag flying over his Houlton farm one night and had it reproduced on canvas as a gift to the VA Health Center in Caribou where it hung for four years.
