4 months ago
We can’t fix the economy without sacrifice
To the editor:
Not taxing imports is like giving a tax break to foreign manufacturers so they can compete with our manufacturers.
St. John Valley
4 months ago
MSAD 27 plans meeting for $16.5M budget
The figure includes a total local tax increase of $429,404 spread across the towns of Fort Kent, New Canada, St. Francis, St. John and Wallagrass.
4 months ago
Presque Isle breaks ground on new airport terminal
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Presque Isle has officially broken ground at its new airport terminal, a $38 million building that’s been in the works for more than two years. Officials from the city, JetBlue and the Maine Department of Transportation, along with legislative representatives and U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, were on hand on May […]
4 months ago
King of spring: black salmon fishing underway
A great number of regional fly casters afflicted with salmon fever each spring, myself included, take full advantage of nearby Canadian Atlantic salmon rivers.
4 months ago
UMFK hosts 143rd commencement
The University of Maine at Fort Kent graduated 198 students and conferred 208 degrees during its 143rd commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 10.
4 months ago
NMCC holds 60th commencement
Friends and family members packed The Forum for the ceremony, which featured speeches by Student of the Year Islakeno “Keno” C. Mahabir, Maine Community College System President David Daigler and U.S. Sen. Susan Collins.
4 months ago
Trump budget cuts target national design program that helped rural Maine towns
The 30-year-old Citizens’ Institute on Rural Design program is funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, which Trump has targeted for elimination.
4 months ago
Collins congratulates NMCC graduates, helps break ground at Presque Isle airport
Collins addressed the 60th graduating class of Northern Maine Community College, then participated in a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Presque Isle International Airport terminal.
4 months ago
Presque Isle wants more Aroostook towns to support homeless shelter
Homeless Services sent out 70 requests to Aroostook towns totaling $135,000, and 30 communities gave a combined $46,000.
