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Madawaska names new director of public works

Madawaska Town Manager Gary Picard released a statement Thursday afternoon naming Kevin Dube the new director of public works.

MDEA launches app for anonymous tips

Drug investigations often start with a tip from the public. The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency has introduced a new way for citizens to forward tips anonymously.

Wild weather interferes with weekend events

Too much of a good thing is not always wonderful, even when that good thing is snow for skiers and snowmobilers.

15 ways to stay safe when winter storms hit

With a winter storm heading our way, the American Red Cross is providing steps you can take to stay safe with the cold, snow and ice.

County Faces: Sarah Brooks of Nashville Plantation

Whether she is tending to horses on her farm in Nashville Plantation, helping students prepare for college or leading a trip to Quebec City, Sarah Brooks has most enjoyed using her passions for the outdoors, education and history to give back to the Aroostook County communities that raised her.

Van Buren police report looking for ‘reckless’ snowmobiler

Van Buren police are looking for 23-year-old Andrew Torres, who allegedly eluded an officer on a snowmobile during an attempted traffic stop on Jan. 12.

Valley Unified directors to select from three architectural firms

Members of the Valley Unified Regional Service Center board of directors discussed Jan. 15 the progress they have made toward a goal of building a new regional high school to serve students from three St. John Valley school administrative units.

Bank offers shutdown assistance

Officials at Katahdin Trust recently announced special financial assistance to customers affected by the United States government shutdown.

Hundreds again looking to participate in Long Lake Ice Fishing Derby

Hundreds of fishermen and women will once again compete for prizes totaling $18,500 and bragging rights during the Long Lake Ice Fishing Derby Jan. 25-27.

Fireball unseats Allen’s Coffee Brandy as Maine’s best-selling liquor

The long reign of Allen's Coffee Flavored Brandy as Maine's top-selling liquor has come to an end.

Madawaska town manager and economic director pushing potential for plaza

Town officials are brainstorming ideas to find potential retailers to revive the mostly vacant downtown shopping center that the town acquired at the end of December and are hoping to make the proximity to Canada and its large population of potential shoppers a selling point.

Credit union names Fort Fairfield branch manager

The County Federal Credit Union has announced that Janelle Morin has been promoted to branch manager in Fort Fairfield.

Fort Kent Police Department will enforce snow removal statute

The Fort Kent Police Department would like to remind people that it is illegal and potentially dangerous to shovel, snowblow or plow snow onto town roads or sidewalks.

Weekend storm could dump nearly 2 feet of snow on parts of Maine

Anyone who has Martin Luther King Day off on Monday will likely spend it clearing away between 11 and 22 inches of snow from an expected nor’easter, according to the National Weather Service in Caribou.

Maine road projects face long delays without federal budget in place

State transportation officials say that as the budget impasse continues in Washington, there is growing uncertainty around hundreds of millions of dollars in contracted projects that provide thousands of jobs in Maine.

Local state representatives named to policy committees

State representatives for the St. John Valley have been named to several of the Legislature’s policy committees during the upcoming session.

The polar vortex has fractured, and the eastern US faces a punishing winter

The swirling winds tens of thousands of feet high in the sky above the Arctic -- the dreaded polar vortex -- broke apart into three parts to ring in 2019. Now the eastern half of the United States is about to feel the consequences.

Officials mull ways to boost ridership at Presque Isle airport

Six months into United Airlines’ new air service to Newark, Presque Isle officials are optimistic about its future but are looking for opportunities to increase ridership.

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