2 months ago
Madawaska officials adopt remote participation policy
The policy is primarily based on a state policy that was put in place as the COVID pandemic started slowing down.
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2 months ago
A new state law will boost Aroostook County potato processors
The law will provide tax credits to Aroostook potato processors starting this fall
2 months ago
MSAD 70 to cut 5 positions with new proposed budget
The new budget will be presented to the public during a budget vote meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 24 at the Hodgdon Middle High School.
2 months ago
An Aroostook historical society is reviving a century-old train station
The railroad station is one of three places in Frenchville under the National Register of Historic Places.
2 months ago
Aroostook has its 1st ambulance that can transport very obese patients
A bariatric ambulance is specially designed to transport patients who weigh up to 1,600 pounds.
2 months ago
2 national aerospace companies could move to Loring
Thanks to a military training program that launched in May, two national aerospace companies could be coming to northern Maine. Operation Northern Phoenix used the former Loring Air Force Base’s runways for the first run of its five-year aviation training effort. Word of that event spread in aviation circles, and the businesses reached out to […]
2 months ago
Why so many Maine school districts are rejecting their budgets
More than three weeks into July and the start of the fiscal year for Maine’s nearly 200 school districts, at least 15 are without a new budget.
2 months ago
A model for giving away surplus homegrown veggies is spreading in Maine
“I read about those who grow more than they can eat, sharing their excess. We are becoming part of a substantial movement in Maine.”
2 months ago
8th annual 5K glow run kicking off Van Buren Christmas in July festival
The fund was established in memory of Austin West of Van Buren, who died by suicide in 2016 at age 15.
2 months ago
How Houlton helped NASA win an Emmy award for its eclipse broadcast
HOULTON, Maine — The town of Houlton provided the ending to NASA’s live broadcast of the total solar eclipse in 2024, contributing a critical piece of the coverage that recently helped the space agency to win an Emmy award for the program. Traveling 3,000 miles across seven states and two countries — the coverage started […]
