New York State Police arrested a Fort Kent man who allegedly stole a pickup truck from a Fort Kent auto shop and drove it to Albany. 

The Maine State Police and Aroostook County Sheriff’s Office have arrested Britteny Finley and Brandon Lane, who allegedly led officers in both departments on three high-speed chases earlier this week. 

The Aroostook County Sheriff’s Office is currently searching for a Frenchville woman following a high-speed chase in which her vehicle went off the roadway and she eluded officers. 

The state fire marshal will investigate a Wednesday afternoon fire at a storage garage near Ed Pelletier and Sons in Frenchville, which was the second fire near the business on the same day.

Frenchville firefighters extinguished a burning utility truck after it made contact with a power line on Wednesday morning at Ed Pelletier and Sons potato house on Frenchville Road.

A Wallagrass home was destroyed by fire on Tuesday afternoon. 

Until the U.S. can stem its rise in COVID-19 cases, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the plan is to keep the border between the two countries closed.

Canada announced a further relaxation of limits allowing Americans to cross the border, though it continues to remain closed for non-essential travel.

Farmers in Aroostook and Penobscot counties can now benefit from multiple USDA Farm Service Agency programs to help bring some relief from the prolonged drought.

Oral rabies vaccine baits will be distributed in northeastern Maine beginning on or about Aug. 3 through Aug. 7 as part of ongoing, cooperative rabies control efforts aimed at reducing the spread of raccoon rabies in Maine. 

University of Maine at Fort Kent Professor of Music and Education, Dr. Scott Brickman has had his compositions performed at an international music festival in Kwidzyn, Poland.

PAWS presents Blizzard. Have you ever fallen in love with a cat at first glance? The moment you meet this gentle giant, you will not be able to get him out of your mind.

All Things Become New of Eagle Lake is giving back to the St. John Valley community with free Thanksgiving meals. 

Wasps.  Why?

The Fort Kent Knights of Columbus have announced the winner of their ongoing lotto fundraiser for the week of Sept. 28-Oct. 4, 2020.

Effective Oct. 13, Catholic churches in Maine will now allow up to 50 percent capacity or 100 people total (whichever is less) at indoor daily and Sunday Masses.

To the editor: Through Senator Collins’ leadership Maine veterans have gained a powerful voice in Washington, ensuring we have a strong advocate for veterans’ issues. Now more than ever we need Susan’s continued leadership. As a veteran from Caribou, I am proud to say that Susan is my senator.

To the editor: In answer to Meghan Walsh’s letter to the Times [Oct. 7, 2020], explaining why she is voting for Biden, here is why I will not vote for him.  

Sometime or other the kinship feature in your genealogical software will indicate that someone is a half-cousin or half-sibling.  If you’re new to genealogy this may puzzle you. 

To the editor: I have followed Senator Susan Collins’ career closely for the past 24 years that she has been in office. The current campaign she is in to get re-elected to the U.S. Senate, and the caliber of the opponent she has running against her, is possibly the nastiest and most twisted with misinformation I have seen to date. 

Our last two winters have featured tons of snow, as I outlined in my last column. The question is, will this one follow suit? Time to dig into the details in my 2020-2021 winter forecast. 

All Mainers deserve the same access to health care regardless of where you live. However, those of us who live in rural Maine know that this isn’t always the reality, which is why the rural hospitals, health clinics and emergency services we do have are so important.