6 years ago
Conservancy offers to take title, control of Forest City dam
Chiputneticook Lakes International Conservancy wants to take ownership and control of Forest City dam on East Grand Lake from Woodland Pulp.
State
6 years ago
State plans collection of unusable pesticides
This October, Mainers can dispose of unusable and waste pesticides thanks to a project sponsored by the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry’s Board of Pesticides Control and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
6 years ago
County schools go green and focus on recycling and composting
Each morning, Janice Logan prepares three aluminum water bottles for her children and fills them with ice water from her refrigerator.
6 years ago
How Maine tribes are adapting as climate change threatens their cultural traditions
In northern Maine, the Aroostook Band of Micmacs has for decades been trying to protect important tribal cultural resources, including traditional foods, from pollution. And warming temperatures are expected to further that threat. But the Micmacs and other Maine tribes are taking steps to adapt.
6 years ago
Caribou Marathon draws more than 1,000 participants and fans
Runners from across the United States and beyond competed in the fourth annual Caribou Marathon, held in the country’s northeastern most city. With runners, volunteers, organizers and fans combined, well more than a thousand were in attendance during the Sept. 15 race.
6 years ago
New cellular phone law goes into effect Sept. 19
The urge to pick up one’s phone while driving could come now with a hefty fine.
6 years ago
Commission approves J.D. Irving’s plan for rezoning 51,000 acres in Aroostook County
With little discussion and no debate, the Land Use Planning Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to approve Canada-based J.D. Irving’s plan to rezone 51,000 acres in northern Aroostook County for commercial and residential development as well as conservation.
6 years ago
Aroostook Apple Day to celebrate tree fruit in northern Maine
The Southern Aroostook Soil & Water Conservation District will hold its third Aroostook Apple Day — a gathering of tree fruit growers and lovers — on Saturday, Oct. 5, at the Unitarian Church in Houlton.
6 years ago
Once filled with debris, Maine’s forests are getting clean thanks to outdoor enthusiasts
A few short years ago, when Maine’s game wardens and forest rangers began teaming up to fight the ugly problem of woodland dumping, the state’s forest was filled with places where people had decided to discard their unwanted tires, appliances and other debris.
6 years ago
Mills directs flags to half staff in remembrance of 9/11
Maine’s Gov. Janet Mills directs all U.S. and state flags to half-staff to remember the victims of 9/11.
