3 months ago
Feds seek public input on Fort Fairfield Port of Entry project
Tuesday’s meeting will include an overview of the General Service Administration’s draft environmental assessment, which analyzes a 20-acre study area.
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3 months ago
This program brings free dental care to remote corners of Maine
Within hours, the rink was transformed into a working dental clinic.
3 months ago
MSSM graduates Class of 2025
The Class of 2025 graduated on Saturday, May 31, from the Maine School of Science and Mathematics in Limestone.
3 months ago
Housing grant is helping keep northern Maine students in school
The grant is in collaboration with the Maine Department of Education to help students and their families avoid homelessness.
3 months ago
Aroostook woman gets lifetime achievement for decades of ambulance service
VAN BUREN, Maine — When Gloria Ouellette isn’t working for the town’s ambulance, she’s detailing cars on the side or helping people in need. Ouellette will turn 74 in October, and she has no plans to slow down. Earlier this month, Maine EMS presented Ouellette with a lifetime achievement award for serving the town’s ambulance […]
3 months ago
Demolition of asbestos-filled rec center broke state rules
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection said that the town of Patten violated several asbestos management regulations when it tore down the historic recreation center.
3 months ago
Federal Job Corps closures include 2 Maine locations
The federally funded Job Corps training centers in Bangor and Limestone, along with nearly 100 other sites across the country, will close at the end of the month. The U.S. Department of Labor will start a “phased pause in operations” of its 99 contract-operated Job Corps sites on June 30, the agency announced Thursday. The […]
3 months ago
A new business will make it easier to paddle Aroostook waters
The Riversbend Paddle Co. at 431 Bangor St. in Houlton will launch a new chapter in the region’s outdoor recreation scene.
3 months ago
Caribou council considers more cuts in wake of higher mill rate
The council passed a $12.5 million budget in March, which will raise the tax rate by 2.5 mills. Increases from Aroostook County tax and RSU 39 school funding will raise it by another 1.7 mills.
3 months ago
2 Aroostook County hospitals have agreed to share a CEO
There’s a major new partnership between two previously unaffiliated Aroostook County hospitals.
