3 months ago

Allagash resident dies in ATV crash, daughter survives

Maine Game Wardens investigated an ATV crash on Friday, Aug. 9, that killed an Allagash man but left his daughter unharmed.

4 months ago

Boat burns on Long Lake, men aboard escape to safety

A boat fire on Long Lake July 4 totaled the vessel but both men on board escaped safely onto another craft.

6 months ago

Organizers cancel Special Olympics Spring Games

Because of inclement weather expected later this week, the Special Olympics Area Management Team “made the very tough decision to officially cancel this year's Special Olympics Spring Games.”

6 months ago

May 14 meeting will focus on Valley Unified site selection

Representatives of WBRC Architects/Engineers will update Valley Unified committee and board members on May 14 about potential sites for a proposed new high school to serve students from three area administrative school units.

7 months ago

High-speed chase lands driver of stolen vehicle in jail

A high-speed chase from Van Buren to Houlton on the night of May 2 led to the arrest of a 31-year-old Lewiston man.

7 months ago

Van Buren teen loses control of car, hits utility pole in Grand Isle

A 17-year-old Van Buren driver lost control of his vehicle on Main Street in Grand Isle Monday morning, went off the road and hit a utility pole, according to the Aroostook County Sheriff’s Office.

7 months ago

UMFK track and field team wraps up inaugural season with 13 medals

The University of Maine at Fort Kent track and field program concluded its inaugural season on Saturday at the United States Collegiate Athletic Association National Invitational in Burlington, Vermont.

7 months ago

Van Buren man, woman suffer serious injuries in fatal accident in Bridgewater

A 73-year-old driver from Old Town died Sunday of injuries suffered in a head-on collision that afternoon between two vehicles on Route 1 in Bridgewater. Two people from Van Buren suffered serious injuries and are being treated at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor.

7 months ago

Two new troopers assigned to Troop F in Aroostook

Fourteen new troopers, including two who will patrol in Aroostook County, graduated on April 12 from the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in Vassalboro.

8 months ago

Edmundston Republicans baseball team rehires coach, brings in Dominican player

The Edmundston Republicans baseball team, which plays in the Bas St-Laurent senior baseball league (Puribec League), has rehired the coach and signed a new, young player from the Dominican Republic.