Opinion

5 months ago

Mapleton Little League registration open

Even though the spring is still cold, now is the time to make plans for summer recreation. The Mapleton Recreation Department has opened Little League summer registration and is now live. As a result of some behind the scenes work by one of the great parent volunteers, the program has the ability for online registration […]

5 months ago

Join us in celebrating our nation’s 250th year

In 2026, the United States of America will celebrate its 250th anniversary (a “semiquincentennial”).  Many states, Maine included, have formed semiquincentennial commissions to observe this historical landmark.  

5 months ago

Tracing adoptions in your family tree

For many years obtaining copies of adoption records was impossible. Adoptees were denied their original birth certificates, which were sealed, and they had no recourse when it came to tracing their biological parents.

5 months ago

Vive icitte

Ca fait 225 ans qu’ont est t’icitte;

5 months ago

Save the federal drug pricing program

To the editor:
Maine’s health care system is facing a crisis, with hospitals and community health centers struggling to stay afloat.

6 months ago

Greenland or Loring?

To the editor:
As the current president blusters about seizing Greenland for America’s national defense, maybe every resident in Aroostook County can call the White House and remind them of Loring Air Force Base.

6 months ago

Government for the people

To the editor:
I learned a new acronym this week: DARVO. First coined in the late 1990s, it stands for “deny, attack, reverse victim and offender.”

6 months ago

Medicaid cuts threaten health care

To the editor: 
The House GOP’s recently passed budget bill proposes deep Medicaid funding cuts that pose an existential threat to rural hospitals, including those here in Aroostook County.

6 months ago

Trump should apologize

To the editor:
President Trump has managed to turn an important meeting into a disaster.