Stories by Contributed

4 months ago

We the people lose

To the editor:
O.K., my fellow New Englanders, I get it. You support Biden and Harris while I support Trump and Vance. Now let’s talk:

4 months ago

The Project 2025 question

To the editor:

I absolutely believe Donald Trump when he says that he hasn’t read nor does he know anything about Project 2025 for two reasons:

4 months ago

Proposing a potato palate-pleaser

It is roughly defined as a strip of dough, made from a starch, like wheat or rice, then dried or cooked in boiling water: the humble noodle. 

4 months ago

New England’s whalers

The New England Historic Genealogical Society recently announced a new database available to their subscribers, Offshore Whaling Crew Lists, 1799-1927. 

4 months ago

Helping to build responder skills

This past April, the Presque Isle Fire Department proudly began hosting the Central Aroostook Firefighter I and II program, a training program designed to enhance the skills and knowledge of both career and volunteer firefighters throughout Aroostook County.  

4 months ago

UMFK English faculty to lecture, publish and present work in Boston

FORT KENT, Maine – University of Maine at Fort Kent Professor of English and Creative Writing  Geraldine Cannon Becker has been invited to be the lecturer for the official opening of the annual Poetry Downtown Festival on September 27 in Boston. In its fourth year, Poetry Downtown will pay tribute to Edgar Allan Poe by […]

4 months ago

Aroostook Creative Network to host reception for Aroostook County artists

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — The Aroostook Creative Network will host a reception for County artists on October 4 from 5-7 p.m. at the Wintergreen Arts Center during Presque Isle’s First Friday Art Walk. The reception is open to the public. Live music to be performed by Betrand Laurence, an artist, musician, and composer who resides […]