The Maine School Administrative District 1 board voted Tuesday to hire former superintendent Gehrig Johnson on an interim basis as they look for a long-term replacement for the district’s top administrative manager.
The Maine School Administrative District 45 board of directors in Washburn is considering a range of options for a new harvest break policy, said board member Jan Grieco.
Whiteout conditions caused major driving hazards and road closures in Aroostook County Tuesday morning as well as a multiple car crash on Route 1 in Cyr Plantation south of Van Buren where the police chief was struck and seriously injured.
A multi-vehicle pileup on I-95 in Houlton Monday morning blocked both northbound lanes for nearly three hours.
A group of students at the Presque Isle Regional Career and Technical Center recently helped restore a 1920s era logging sled that will be used in conjunction with a steam-powered log hauler on display at the Maine Forest & Logging Museum in Bradley.
The MSAD 1 board of directors voted to reinstate a three week harvest break for high school students Wednesday, while superintendent Brian Carpenter resigned from his post effective Jan. 18.
Six months into United Airlines’ new air service to Newark, Presque Isle officials are optimistic about its future but are looking for opportunities to increase ridership.
With a $20,000 donation from Katahdin Trust Company, the Aroostook Agency on Aging is on its way toward meeting fundraising goals for its new Aging and Disability Resource Center.
The first section of the Presque Isle bypass is almost complete, while the second and longer section won’t be starting construction until at least 2021, according to the Maine Department of Transportation.
Aroostook County’s first female police chief is aiming to make progress on a range of community safety issues, while also getting more people interested in the law enforcement profession.
