12 months ago
Houlton theater to host statewide karaoke contest with $1,000 prize
Inspired by Hollywood glitz and glamor, The Karaoke Showdown is slated for 10 p.m. on July 3 after Houlton’s fireworks show.
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12 months ago
New Sweden residents approve school and town budgets
NEW SWEDEN, Maine – New Sweden residents voted in favor of budgets for both town and school operations Thursday. Twelve registered voters gathered at the town office, with John Hedman elected as moderator. Most school budget articles passed without discussion. New Sweden is part of School Union 122, which also includes Woodland and Westmanland. The […]
12 months ago
Heat wave could bring record breaking temperatures to Aroostook
Fort Kent’s record temperature for June 19 is 94, which was set in 2020. This year, it is poised to break that daily record by two degrees.
12 months ago
Here’s why recycling containers are overflowing in some Aroostook towns
AWS collects recyclables such as bottles, magazines, catalogs, newspapers and tin cans from 99 igloos at 17 locations in Presque Isle, Caribou, Fort Fairfield, Easton, Limestone, Caswell, Cyr Plantation, Hamlin, Woodland, Stockholm, New Sweden, Sinclair, Portage, Mapleton and Washburn.
12 months ago
Presque Isle’s Pride Festival celebrates inclusiveness
People of all ages, kids, dogs and even a cat meandered around the park on a sunny afternoon, as live bands played, rainbow flags waved and calls of “Happy Pride” rang out.
12 months ago
JetBlue will bring Boston flights and bigger terminal to Presque Isle
One flight per day will leave PQI at 5:45 a.m. and arrive at Logan about 7:10 a.m. Flights will leave Boston at 8:45 p.m., arriving in Presque Isle around 10:10 p.m., according to JetBlue.
12 months ago
People’s joy and disappointment are the music of Maine’s moose permit drawing
The names of those who were successful in getting a Maine moose hunting permit through the state’s lottery were read one at a time Saturday afternoon in Riverside Park in Fort Kent.
12 months ago
Presque Isle kicks off fundraising for revitalized Peace Park
If all goes well, downtown Presque Isle could have a new dog park and children’s playground at Peace Park within the next year.
12 months ago
Ploye Festival and the Maine moose lottery drawing happening in Fort Kent
Ploye Festival revelers had begun Friday with kids games involving ployes — Acadian flatbreads made of buckwheat — and the cooking of the world’s largest ploye that night.
12 months ago
Quirky Sherman restaurant sells out on opening weekend
The new Salted Butter Farm restaurant on Gardiner Road is a warm and quaint place that brings nostalgia to life in its Alice in Wonderland mismatched world of vintage china from grandmothers, aunts and long-forgotten attics.
