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Wabanaki Alliance plans first gubernatorial candidate forum this week
The session is the first of three events slated to discuss nonpartisan issues and policies affecting the Wabanaki Nations.
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14 hours ago
Caribou takes large downtown building for unpaid taxes
“Honestly, our downtown is never going to be able to be improved until this building is addressed,” Councilor Tamara Lovewell said.
2 days ago
Actors coach County students in the spirit of Shakespeare
“There’s no subtext in Shakespeare. He’s all in the text. He shows you how to feel.”
2 days ago
A Maine town doesn’t allow schools, hospitals and libraries. One man wants to change that.
Driving home from Castle Hill’s annual town meeting last March, Ewen Allison was upset. He, like many from the small Aroostook County town, had voted in favor of an updated land use ordinance that night. It easily passed. But he hadn’t actually read the ordinance. “It seemed innocuous enough. I wasn’t planning on building anything,” […]
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USDA awards $1M to Houlton school district to boost technology
Houlton’s school district has received $1 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. John Butera, the USDA Rural Development Maine state director, visited Houlton Monday to announce the funding. The schools in the Southern Aroostook Area Regional Service Center (SAARS) applied for the USDA Distance Learning Telemedicine grant. The schools include RSU 29 (Houlton), MSAD […]
3 days ago
Longtime sportscaster earns lifetime achievement nod
“It’s a recognition of the simple truth that Rene Cloukey is one of the best ambassadors Aroostook County has ever had.”
3 days ago
Chamber lauds citizens and businesses with annual awards
“I love the heart and soul that make northern Maine so special and unique.”
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2 Houlton men arrested on drug trafficking charges
Two Houlton men were arrested on multiple drug charges Thursday night.
4 days ago
Former Houlton town manager set for plea hearing in domestic assault case
Former Houlton Town Manager Cameron Clark will appear at a plea hearing in April.
4 days ago
19-year-old accused of setting fire to old Fort Fairfield town garage
A 19-year-old Fort Fairfield man has been charged with arson after two building fires in the town on Tuesday, including a former town garage. At about 6:15 p.m. town firefighters were called to a structure fire and found smoke coming from the old Public Works garage at 61 Park St. With help from local police, […]
