Presque Isle

4 hours ago

Maine Farm Insurance agent earns Agribusiness and Farm Insurance Specialist designation

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine  — F.A. Peabody Insurance is proud to announce that Liam Hughes, a Maine farm insurance agent serving agricultural operations across the state, has earned the Agribusiness and Farm Insurance Specialist designation — bringing deeper, farm-focused expertise to help Maine farmers protect their land, livestock, equipment and livelihood. The Agribusiness and Farm Insurance […]

6 hours ago

Castle Hill lifts ban on schools, hospitals and libraries

Residents of the central Aroostook County town of Castle Hill voted Tuesday night to change to the town’s land use ordinance to allow the development of schools, hospitals and libraries.  The facilities — which are typically community anchors — were not previously allowed under the ordinance.  It was not an intentional ban, Sandra Fournier, the […]

8 hours ago

UMPI to host annual Variety Show

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine  — The University of Maine at Presque Isle’s Student Activities Office will host its annual Variety Show at 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 26 at the Gauvin Family Center for Cultural Arts in Wieden Hall. The show will feature UMPI students, faculty and staff members performing a variety of creative talents, including […]

8 hours ago

The County Crossword for March 18, 2026

You can complete this crossword puzzle online.  Just click on the box you want to fill in and begin typing the word you think is the answer to the clue.

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,” […]