Houlton town roads in ‘dire need of repair’
A major overhaul of the town’s roads is desperately needed, according to the town’s public works director.
A major overhaul of the town’s roads is desperately needed, according to the town’s public works director.
A field of sunflowers on the B Road in Houlton are in full bloom, marking a sure sign that fall will soon be arriving in Aroostook County.
The Houlton Police Department will host a bicycle giveaway event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 29, at the Houlton Shooting Range storage building in the Industrial Park. All of the bicycles available are unclaimed property that the police department has recovered over the past several years.
A lower than anticipated turnout of voters in the communities that comprise RSU 50, Southern Aroostook Community School, gave their support Aug. 18 to the $5.6 million budget. The overall $5,689,349 budget passed at the polls, 123 in favor, 28 opposed during a special election.
Those individuals with a few broken electronic devices or old televisions stashed in a corner of their basement will once again have a chance to get rid of those items for free.
Old-fashioned aprons, hand-sewn by members of the Island Falls Historical Society, were a hot commodity Saturday, Aug. 1. The aprons were sold as a fundraiser for the group.
Joe Fagnant has worn many hats over his professional career, having served as a music director, JMG instructor and the current director of the Houlton/Hodgdon Adult and Community Education program. Now he can add one more hat to the rack.
When students return to Southern Aroostook Community School this fall, there will be a number of changes waiting for them as part of the COVID-19 pandemic.
It was a time for laughter and a few tears this past weekend as family and friends of the late Sgt. 1st Class Aaron A. Henderson gathered for the eighth annual Aaron Henderson softball tournament.
Candy Foster was one of many riders to compete in the Island Falls’ Antique Tractor Pulls Saturday, Aug. 1 at K and T Equipment.