Opinion

6 years ago

Nov. 5: time for a change

On Tuesday, Nov. 5, the voters of Caribou have an opportunity to replace two sitting members of the Caribou City Council who have served on the city council for a combined total of nineteen years.

6 years ago

Light ’em up

Holiday season has begun. Turn on the lights. 
Halloween, for most purposes, marks the beginning of seasonal events.

6 years ago

Is the storm over? Maybe not

Winter. Nine feet of snow. And that’s just our average. In the record snow season of 2007-2008, 16-1/2 feet buried Caribou. And even in the lightest season on record (records at Caribou go back to 1939), two winters after the snow barrage, Caribou still had nearly six feet of snow.

6 years ago

Halloween traditions from Texas to Maine

As the weather turns colder by the day, and the autumn leaves start to fall from the trees, pumpkins are out on front porches, ghosts hang in trees, and it just reminds me of all the great Halloweens I have had in my life. 

6 years ago

Using tax records to find family clues

Americans hate taxes and some of us dread the Ides of April on a par with being told we need a root canal.  Grumbling about taxes is hardly new. Our ancestors felt exactly the same.

6 years ago

Opting for change in Caribou

To the editor:
The city manager during the 2019 mill rate setting meeting stated that, next year, Caribou’s mill rate would be increasing 3 mills, which would set the 2020 mill rate at 27.55 mills if the city manager’s words hold true.  Change is needed in Caribou.

6 years ago

Boo who? Scary fun in the yard

There is going to be a lot of crying in Presque Isle this Halloween. Haints with Aints lurking in the trees? Need to scare up some fun? Or need to give that neighbored or a bit of a fright? Heeeheeeheee — want to help educate some local kids and yet not lift a finger? 

6 years ago

Rocks in your backyard

Maine is such a diverse state, from the massive mountains in the western part of the state, to the rolling central highlands, to the blueberry bogs of the Downeast region, and finally to the most beautiful “garden of Maine,” Aroostook County.