6 days ago
Aroostook lakes need more water quality monitor volunteers
Lake Stewards of Maine, a nonprofit focused on protecting Maine Lakes, will be hosting two volunteer training sessions in Aroostook County later this month.
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6 days ago
Presque Isle city councilor steps down 7 months into 4-year term
“Recent personal and professional changes have necessitated our departure sooner than expected,” Hegemann said.
1 week ago
Presque Isle council approves change to voting rules on third rewrite
Five months after a retired election official questioned the legality of several votes, the council changed its voting rules.
1 week ago
MSAD 70 will have to cut positions after budget is rejected
A 338-to-180 referendum vote has forced school officials to begin building a new budget.
1 week ago
Madawaska school cuts additional $200,000 after voters reject budget
Overall, the reduced budget’s tax impact will come close to what it was for the previous year.
1 week ago
Drug, assault and theft charges top grand jury’s June indictments
The Aroostook County grand jury handed up 47 indictments for June, including of a man wanted by Caribou police on multiple new charges.
1 week ago
MSAD 20 superintendent returns to where her career began
Nineteen years and positions in four school districts later, Blais has returned to where she began.
1 week ago
Aroostook woman gets 12 months for embezzling $111K while a town clerk
She quit as Danforth’s town clerk after town officials confronted her over money that had gone missing.
2 weeks ago
RSU 39 residents approve second budget for July 8 referendum
Voters shot down the district’s initial $24.95 million budget in a June 10 referendum. The school board recommended a new budget that cut $60,000.
2 weeks ago
Patten official demolished asbestos-filled building without taking health precautions
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection also found that Smallwood Inc. demolished the building without taking proper precautions.
