1 year ago
UMPI finalizes sale of Houlton Education Center to local association
The sale of the downtown building to the Community Living Association is nearly complete and the facility will be turned over to the buyer on July 1
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1 year ago
NMCC receives national accreditation for Practical Nursing program
Northern Maine Community College has received formal notification from the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing confirming the accreditation of its Practical Nursing program.
1 year ago
Houlton High/Middle School third quarter honor roll
Grade 12, highest honor principal award: Bode Allen, Conner Ames, Lindsey Bartman, Damien Bettencourt, Lillian Brewer, Amelia Callnan, Kadan Carpenter, Dawson Cole, Macy Cram, Sean Crouse, Keira DiGiovanni, Lucy Duff-Hebert, Gabryelle Gentle, Tyler Gibbs, Braden Goodale, Riley Holmes, Luke Howland, Taylor Hutton-McAtee, Ariel Joslyn, Kaitlyn Kenney, Sophia Lorom, Konnor Lynds, Emma McCarthy, Mollyanna McGary, Emilia […]
1 year ago
Trees and shrubs invite birds to your yard
Why invite birds to your yard? Birds make great yard guests for many reasons. We know that the right trees on your property can increase its value, but adding birds to those trees can give an additional boost.
1 year ago
Houlton girls tennis wins prelim vs. Schenck/Stearns
HOULTON, Maine — The ninth-seededSchenck/Stearns cooperative team made the drive north to No. 8 Houlton/GHCA for a Class C North girls tennis tournament preliminary round match on May 30. Houlton/GHCA came out with a close 3-2 win over Schenck/Stearns to advance to the quarterfinals, which will be at top-seeded George Stevens Academy. Houlton/GHCA swept the […]
1 year ago
AMHC highlights Mental Health Awareness Month
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and Aroostook Mental Health Services, Inc. (AMHC) has joined Mental Health America in highlighting its “Where to Start: Mental Health in a Changing World” campaign.
1 year ago
Graves martial arts students garner awards
Students from the Presque Isle, Mars Hill and Caribou branches of the Graves Institute of Self Defense traveled to Bucksport recently to attend Tracy’s annual spring karate and Ju-Jitsu tournament.
1 year ago
Houlton denies sales permit to Slovakian door-to-door bookseller
Michal Plochan, 24, an exchange student and independent bookseller, applied for a town license in May to sell books, apps and SAT prep materials to help raise money for his college education.
1 year ago
Mathematical ancestry
By Nancy Battick Peter Rowlett, a mathematics columnist for the magazine New Scientist, recently wrote a column of interest to genealogists. He’d discovered that one of King Henry VIII’s Masters of the Mint was a man named Ralph Rowlett. Peter wondered if he could be related to or descended from Ralph. Genealogists would tackle this […]
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Houlton area From our Files – Week of May 29, 2024
75 Years Ago – June 2, 1949
Group Hears Talk By Education Man — William Bailey of the state education department, discussed the need for new schools before a group of about 100 persons representing the towns of Oakfield, Dyer Brook and Merrill at the Oakfield Grande hall Thursday night of last week
