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Multiple agencies respond to hazmat exercise, temporarily close border

Local firefighters and ambulance crews as well as members of the Maine National Guard and U.S. Customs and Border Protection took part Wednesday in a hazardous materials response training near the American side of the border crossing.

Aroostook state senators score on environment

Maine Conservation Voters of Augusta has named Sens. Mike Carpenter of Houlton and Troy Jackson of Allagash “Conservation Champions” for supporting the state’s environment

Local experts discuss U.S. and Canada relations on radio show ‘Maine Calling’

A panel of local experts discussed U.S. and Canada relations during a live broadcast of the Maine Public Radio show, “Maine Calling,” from the University of Maine at Fort Kent on Monday, Oct. 16.

County commissioners OK hiring of two new deputy sheriffs

Aroostook County Commissioners Thursday approved the hiring of two new full-time deputy sheriffs, filling two recent vacancies.

Susan Collins’ choice to stay in Senate met with relief in DC

U.S. Sen. Susan Collins has frustrated her fellow Republicans at times lately on Capitol Hill, killing two of their plans to repeal the Affordable Care Act since July.

Quebec company buys second chunk of northern Maine forest

A Quebec City company that harvests and manages forests on both sides of the border bought its second property in Maine, the Ste-Aurelie Timberlands in Somerset County, for $30 million.

Aroostook County grand jury indicts Minot man accused of speeding while drunk

A Minot man who police say was speeding and operating under the influence while attempting to elude police this past summer was indicted by the Aroostook County grand jury on Oct. 5.

Smaller University of Maine branches offer free tuition to lure students

Four University of Maine system campuses say they’ll offset the cost of tuition and fees for eligible in-state students as part of an effort to increase graduation rates and reduce student debt.

Irving lays out vision for Fish River lakes development

J.D. Irving, Maine’s largest landowner, is asking the state’s Land Use Planning Commission to rezone 51,000 acres in the Fish River Chain of Lakes

State experienced above average temperatures, infrequent rainfall in September

The lack of rainfall that has plagued much of the state this summer continued last month, with Mainers experiencing mostly drier than normal weather coupled with above average temperatures.

Northern Maine voters still love Susan Collins despite her spats with Trump, LePage

U.S. Sen. Susan Collins says she is poised to announce by next week whether she will run for governor in 2018.

When it comes to healthcare, language is no barrier in French speaking St. John Valley

Walk into any store, restaurant or service facility in the St. John Valley and there’s a pretty good chance of hearing patrons conducting business or simply chatting in their native French.

Here’s how the part of Maine that voted for Trump feels about him now

Maine’s 2nd Congressional District did something no place else in the Northeast did in 2016 by giving Donald Trump an electoral vote.

Plan would spend up to $15M to digitize state court docs but limit access online

The judicial committee figuring out how to finally digitize Maine court records has recommended spending up to $15 million on a system that would block the public from accessing most court documents online, even though they are public and available at courthouses.

Woman OK after being shot in leg by husband while bird hunting

A woman was treated and released from the hospital Tuesday after her husband accidentally shot her in the leg while partridge hunting near Togue Pond in Aroostook County, according to the Maine Warden Service.

Caribou couple honeymooning in Vegas safe after mass shooting

A Caribou couple survived the country music concert that became the site of the deadliest mass shooting in recent U.S. history.

Lucas St. Clair launches bid to unseat Poliquin in Congress

The man who led a successful campaign for the creation of a national monument on land his family gave to the federal government in the Katahdin region plans to run for Congress.

Discovery leaves many questions unanswered for family of missing Maine priest

The apparent discovery of the body of retired Rev. Clement Thibodeau of Caribou over the weekend has brought his family some closure, but what brought him to a remote Hancock County lake likely will remain a mystery, a family member said.

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