Stories by Anthony Brino

A Portage man is facing drug charges after being caught by Ashland police with an estimated $2,000 worth of crystal methamphetamine.

Police arrested an Ashland man Sunday, Aug. 19, after he allegedly beat his girlfriend, tried to light their home on fire and attempted suicide, according to Ashland town manager and police chief Cyr Martin.

Lakesh Sharma, University of Maine Cooperative Extension educator in Aroostook County, recently received the 2018 achievement award from the National Association of County Agricultural Agents.

Law enforcement agencies in central Aroostook County are on the lookout for a 22-year-old man wanted on probation violations who stole a car and crashed it before escaping on foot Saturday.

Mars Hill voters will decide next month whether to invest more than $600,000 in a new town garage.

Easton’s school system continues to attract students from around central Aroostook County as parents are drawn to its high achievement and small student body.

The former J. Paul Levesque lumber mill in Masardis will be the first mill in the U.S. for its new owner, Groupe Lebel of Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec.