With 11 single cases of COVID-19 being reported across Aroostook County on Tuesday, the rural region has now seen its highest single-day spike of cases since the beginning of the pandemic that has infected more than 12 million people nationwide.
New methods of learning, spurred on by the goal of social distancing and keeping everyone safe amid the COVID-19 pandemic, have taken Katahdin Elementary School students outside to experience a different kind of learning.
Regional School Unit 29, which includes Houlton High School, announced on Friday, Nov. 20, that school would be canceled next week for Monday and Tuesday classes — which were the only two days classes were scheduled for next week before the Thanksgiving break.
A New Hampshire man escaped serious injury Thursday when his pickup truck skidded on ice and caught fire in Dyer Brook.
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the Patten Community Food Cupboard existed only as a few shelves and a refrigerator located in a small room at the Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church, supported by donations from churchgoers and community food drives.
Workers at Houlton Regional Hospital witnessed an unusual sight on the afternoon of Monday, Nov. 16, as plumes of what looked to be white smoke started emitting out of the hospital’s Sigrid Tomkins Health Center near its entrance.
A Houlton woman has been arrested and charged with aggravated trafficking of scheduled drugs, along with violating the conditions of her release.
The Gentle Memorial Building, home of Houlton’s recreation center, could soon find the aged crab apple trees surrounding it replaced by scenic cherry blossoms.
Members of the United States Customs and Border Patrol often find themselves transferred from location to location, oftentimes to vastly different parts of the country.
A fire broke out on Veterans Day at one of the wood chippers at the Gardner Chip Mill on Houlton’s B Road.
