2 months ago
The County Crossword for July 9, 2025
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 months ago
Mainers are clamoring to visit Aroostook County’s innovative Amish eateries
SMYRNA, Maine — A growing number of Amish-owned businesses dot a several-mile stretch along Route 2 in Aroostook County, with two more that sell wood-fired artisan pizza and homemade ice cream just added this summer. Those two offerings have joined the menu of locally produced goods available for purchase at The Back 40 Farm Market […]
2 months ago
Fort Fairfield expects thousands for 78th Maine Potato Blossom Festival
Jane Towle, festival organizer, loves the thrill of people packing into the town and the boost they bring to the entire region.
2 months ago
Late blight danger lessens for potato crop
“Late-blight spore counts dropped sharply over the past week and there are still no confirmed cases in Maine,” Extension scientists said.
2 months ago
Littleton student gets scholarship
Farm Credit East, the Northeast’s largest agricultural lender, recently awarded $88,000 in higher education scholarships to 40 student recipients.
2 months ago
Celebrating Celtic heritage
When the latest Maine Ulster-Scots Project newsletter hit my inbox, I was delighted at their list of activities aimed at reaching people with Scots Irish heritage or those interested in the culture.
2 months ago
Houlton’s Midnight Madness packed despite thunderstorms
HOULTON, Maine — Just as most vendors were set-up for the town’s summer festival on Thursday evening, powerful winds shook tents as a thunderstorm burst overhead. But that didn’t scare anyone away from the 29th annual Midnight Madness in downtown historic Houlton. And by 7 p.m. thousands were packed into a several block area downtown, […]
2 months ago
MSAD 70 will have to cut positions after budget is rejected
A 338-to-180 referendum vote has forced school officials to begin building a new budget.
2 months ago
Drug, assault and theft charges top grand jury’s June indictments
The Aroostook County grand jury handed up 47 indictments for June, including of a man wanted by Caribou police on multiple new charges.
2 months ago
Bell honored in 2025 Indie Book Awards
“We Are Human Still” by Caribou resident Maggie Bell (M.L. Bell) has been named by the Independent Book Publishing Professionals Group as one of the best indie books of 2025. Bell’s book is a finalist of the Second Novel and Young Author (Written under the age of 25) categories in the 2025 Next Generation Indie […]
