3 days ago
A booming Presque Isle cannabis store wants to grow into new markets
Full Bloom Cannabis, which launched in 2017 in Grand Isle, recently introduced a new chief executive officer and expanded its Presque Isle site.
State
4 days ago
Maine’s homeless shelters get long-awaited emergency funding
Maine’s homeless shelters will split nearly $5 million in one-time emergency funding under a law signed by Gov. Janet Mills last week. LD 698, An Act to Sustain Emergency Homeless Shelters in Maine, will provide $4.47 million for the state’s 40 shelters. Since the remainder of COVID-19 relief funding has evaporated, emergency housing facilities have […]
2 weeks ago
Patten official demolished asbestos-filled building without taking health precautions
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection also found that Smallwood Inc. demolished the building without taking proper precautions.
2 months ago
Maine unorganized territory residents stunned by property value hikes
At the end of April, the state revenue services mailed letters informing owners that their properties in the unorganized territory had been reassessed.
2 months ago
Maine lawmakers want to stop local police from working with ICE
A long list of Mainers urged state lawmakers on Monday to pass legislation making it illegal for local police to act as federal immigration officers.
2 months ago
Van Buren educator is County Teacher of the Year
More than 550 teachers across the state were nominated this year by members of their school communities, according to the education department.
2 months ago
Canadian company could pay $240K for Aroostook lumber mill violations
A company that owned a Masardis sawmill until January could pay $240,000 in fines for violating state environmental regulations, including improper handling of wastewater. Daaquam Lumber, owned by Groupe Lebel and Bois Daaquam of Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec, has been accused of multiple violations in a consent agreement issued by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection. The […]
2 months ago
Houlton building environmental resilience plans with state help
Houlton planners completed an extensive self-assessment, one of the requirements for membership in the state’s Community Resilience Partnership.
2 months ago
Aroostook’s only homeless shelter seeks a lifeline from Presque Isle
The loan would cover expenses for three months until the anticipated passage of state legislation that would fund Maine’s emergency shelters.
3 months ago
Here’s what Aroostook would look like if it ever seceded from Maine
A Wall Street Journal headline summed it up nearly 30 years ago: “The Most Likely to Secede? A County in Northern Maine.”
