The city of Presque Isle announced that it would be closing a number of its buildings to the public in response to Gov. Janet Mills’ executive order on the COVID-19 pandemic.
Castle Hill held a municipal election and its annual town hall on March 17, deciding several budget matters and electing a new selectperson and town assessor
Washburn held a municipal election on March 16, electing residents to the town council, school board and water and sewer district.
A van was damaged in a crash involving a tractor-trailer truck on Main Street in Presque Isle Monday, police said.
Marcie Barbarula has been the recreation director for the Town of Washburn for more than 20 years, spearheading countless programs to keep kids active in a department that is primarily a one-woman show.
Voter turnout in the municipal election was the highest since 2009, likely because of a ballot measure residents approved permitting the sale of liquor in Mapleton.
In June, seven high school students from Ashland District School will get the chance to experience an entirely different world in a week-long trip to Costa Rica. And even amongst fears about COVID-19, the school has no plans to halt what it sees as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
SAD 1 Superintendent Ben Greenlaw and the school board announced the results of an energy audit, and weighed in on the COVID-19 pandemic, at a school board meeting held Wednesday, March 11.
More than 60 people voted in the Mars Hill municipal election, electing positions on the Mars Hill Town Council, school board and utility district.
Presque Isle International Airport Director Scott Wardwell said the airport served the most passengers for a February in more than a decade.
