Presque Isle

2 days ago

Southern New Hampshire University fall honors

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire — It is with great pleasure that Southern New Hampshire University congratulates the following students on being named to the fall 2025 president’s list, for a grade point average of 3.7 and above: Cherie Gendreau of Fort Fairfield, Madelynn Deprey of Caribou, Laura Macarthur of Caribou, Tysen Sypien of Caribou, Amber Watson […]

2 days ago

Thankful for many blessings

December is a reflective time for those of us who volunteer at the Central Aroostook Humane Society.  

2 days ago

Lions support child care resource center

Melanie Tompkins, director of the Aroostook County Childcare Resource Center, talked about the center’s work at the Mapleton Lions Club’s last meeting of 2025.

2 days ago

Presque Isle is the place to be

To the editor:
Having coffee Saturday morning after a windy night before, I glanced out our living room window to see something during the night had changed our neighborhood.

3 days ago

New insight into DNA

For years we’ve been told that MtDNA (maternal DNA) is passed from mother to children, both male and female, but only daughters pass it on to their own children.

3 days ago

Being prepared for winter roads

Winter is upon us once more.  Mother Nature will soon transform our city streets and roadways into white paths that are slippery and dangerous.  We will see wind, snow, ice, sleet, freezing rain and bitter cold temperatures.  

3 days ago

Old Man Winter is here again

We have had a pretty cold December, except for one totally unnecessary day of 50+ degrees with lashing rain and 50 mph winds (Really?) — and then, of course, a total freeze-up of everything.