1 week ago

New cellular phone law goes into effect Sept. 19

The urge to pick up one’s phone while driving could come now with a hefty fine.

1 week ago

Mystery powder Border Patrol seized is identified as fentanyl

Border Patrol agents have identified a white powder as fentanyl that was found in an abandoned vehicle on Interstate 95 during a border checkpoint in August.

2 weeks ago

Skunk infiltrates Hodgdon Middle-High School

For some children, going back to school after a fun-filled summer vacation stinks. 

1 month ago

New Brunswick man arrested for illegal entry pleads guilty same day

A St. John, New Brunswick man who was arrested Friday, Aug. 16, after he entered the United States illegally plead guilty to the charge the same day in federal court in Bangor

2 months ago

County Faces: Richard Cowperthwaite of Monticello

Richard Cowperthwaite has spent most of his 84 years living in the community where he was born. In fact, his cozy home on the Station Road sits on property that was once his grandfather’s farm.

2 months ago

Teen charged in rollover collision with deer

A 17-year-old lost control of the pickup truck he was driving when the vehicle struck a deer that entered the roadway. The teen is being charged in connection with the accident.

3 months ago

Too cool for pool?

There seems to be a fine line between “it’s too cold” and “it’s too hot” in our household these days as the peculiar spring season continues here in Aroostook County.

4 months ago

Cougars advance to semis with win over Woodland

A strong pitching performance from Katahdin junior Lily Cullen lifted the top-ranked Cougars of Stacyville to a 9-5 Class D North quarterfinal victory over No. 9 Woodland Thursday afternoon.

4 months ago

County Faces: Frances Gage of Amity

Frances Gage may not be a native of Aroostook County, but she has proudly called The County “home” for the past 26 years. When she settled herre, she brought a lifetime of experiences with her.

4 months ago

Houlton student receives Border Patrol’s National Explorer of the Year award

Christopher Violette, a 16-year-old sophomore at Houlton Middle-High School, has been named the national Border Patrol Explorer of the Year. Violette was selected out of a field of 48 Border Patrol programs for the prestigious award.