16 hours ago
JetBlue awarded two-year contract to continue serving Presque Isle’s airport
Under the deal, JetBlue will maintain its current once-daily roundtrip flights to Boston on 140-seat AirBus A220s.
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18 hours ago
Eastern States Exposition presents Penobscot McCrum with Agricultural Adventurers Award
On July 7, Eastern States Exposition bestowed brothers Jay and David McCrum and their brother-in-law Robert “Bob” Lunny of Penobscot McCrum with the Agricultural Adventurers Award. The award was presented by ESE President and CEO Gene Cassidy, accompanied by ESE staff and ESE Trustee Lynwood Winslow at the McCrum family’s six-generational potato farming site in […]
21 hours ago
Meet your news team in Fort Kent and Presque Isle
We’ll have coffee and pastries during these informal meet-and-greets. Everyone is welcome to join us.
5 days ago
Outpatient pulmonology services return to Northern Light AR Gould Hospital
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Northern Light AR Gould Hospital is pleased to announce the return of outpatient pulmonology services with the addition of pulmonologist Wendy Ezegbunam, MD to the hospital’s medical team. “Outpatient pulmonology services have been very limited since last fall. We are thrilled to be able to reopen this service as of this […]
6 days ago
After some ‘lean and mean’ years, the Northern Maine Fair is bringing the midway back
“It’s an exciting year for people to come back to the fair that have been discouraged with it over the years.”
2 weeks ago
Maine doctor who was barred reentry into U.S. now identified in court filing
A Maine doctor who has been stuck in Canada for more than two months after being denied reentry by U.S. Customs and Border Protection was identified Friday in a court filing by her attorneys. Dr. Behnoosh Dashti, a physician at Northern Light A.R. Gould Hospital in Presque Isle, is suing Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne […]
2 weeks ago
Aroostook opioid group wants stricter rules for settlement spending
Aroostook County Commissioners voted in May to spend $209,198 to hire a sheriff’s deputy for a one-year pilot program.
2 weeks ago
How opioid settlement funds have been distributed across Maine
Maine is expected to receive about $261 million from settlement agreements through 2038 to address the opioid crisis. The funds come from national litigation against pharmaceutical companies for their roles in the distribution of billions of highly addictive opioids over a decade that fueled the nation’s addiction epidemic. Maine was originally expected to receive $230 […]
2 weeks ago
Maine documentary ‘InhuMaine’ screens in Presque Isle
Two free community screenings of “InhuMAINE”, an internationally award- nominated Maine-made documentary examining homelessness, resilience and systemic inequities, will be held in Presque Isle on Friday, July 31, and Saturday, Aug. 1.
2 weeks ago
NorState FCU’s 2nd Annual Special Olympics Golf Scramble raises $25,400 for Aroostook County athletes
Thanks to the generosity of golfers, sponsors and community supporters, NorState Federal Credit Union’s 2nd Annual Special Olympics Golf Scramble raised $25,400 to benefit Special Olympics Maine athletes in Aroostook County.
