5 days ago
A Maine runner won a title in his coach’s shoes. His story is now a children’s book.
Nearly 90 years ago, Emery Plourde was one of Maine’s brightest distance running stars.
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6 days ago
Entrepreneurs plan community funding concept for Madawaska’s brewpub
The duo hopes to create a new business with a funding model that’s rare in Maine, but also preserve the historic building.
6 days ago
Blaze destroys Fort Kent gas station and apartment building
About three dozen emergency personnel fought the blaze until roughly 1 p.m.
6 days ago
Woodland man arrested after allegedly pointing gun at sheriff’s deputy
The arrest came four days after his alleged confrontation with police as the sheriff’s office awaited a warrant.
6 days ago
In Maine’s Swedish Colony, Midsommar is a cultural revival
“We’re not a Fourth of July town,” said Bondeson, whose great-great-great-grandmother was among the first 50 settlers. “We have Midsommar.”
6 days ago
Madawaska residents approve $10.5M budget
Residents during the meeting also voted to fund several municipal reserve accounts, with the largest individual contribution being $200,000.
1 week ago
Aroostook festival will raise money to bring dialysis to region
They pivoted toward a cause everyone could get behind: access to dialysis treatments.
1 week ago
This Aroostook family of entrepreneurs is running 3 home businesses
The Chasses join a growing number of homemade food and artisan businesses in rural Hodgdon, a food sovereign Aroostook County town.
1 week ago
Fort Kent graduates emphasize compassion at commencement
“If I had continued to wish I were more like others, I wouldn’t have realized, with the help of my parents, that being me is enough.”
1 week ago
Jury awards $23M to paralyzed Madawaska man, ruling Northern Light Health negligent
An Aroostook County jury Thursday awarded $23.1 million to a Madawaska man who it found was left paralyzed from the chest down due to negligence from Northern Light Health providers. Robert Giordano and his wife sued Northern Light and A.R. Gould Hospital — the healthcare giant’s facility in Presque Isle — claiming that doctors failed […]
