HOULTON, Maine — Having completed most of the goals on their to-do list, members of the Riverfront Committee on Sept. 28, 2015 told Houlton town councilors that they now want to tackle building public restrooms in Riverfront Park.
With pristine white wool shawls bearing the names of victims of domestic violence prominently on display, more than 30 individuals gathered at the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians Riverside Gymnasium on Thursday for a candlelight vigil honoring loved ones lost to such acts.
LINNEUS, Maine — An Aroostook County-based prescription drug abuse prevention program that risked shutting down for lack of funding earlier this year has been awarded a substantial federal grant to fight opioid abuse.
HOULTON, Maine — A local man was taken to a Bangor hospital Sept. 15 after he was injured when a tractor flipped over while he was riding on it.
HOULTON, Maine — Town Councilors heard details of a proposal Monday evening that could eliminate dispatching services at the Houlton Police Department and contract them out to a communication center operated by either the Aroostook County Sheriff’s Office or the Maine State Police.
Aroostook County commissioners and the sheriff set a budget on Sept. 2 of $3.6 million for the jail this upcoming year, which is down from $3.9 million spent the year before.
August 2015 sets heat record
CARIBOU, Maine — Jessica Cyr said Thursday that she was sympathetic when it came time for her two children to go back to school earlier this month.
As educators working in the Bangor area in 2004, Lee Rae Jordan-Oliver and her husband, Matthew always knew they wanted to move back home to Aroostook County and start a family.
HOULTON, Maine — For 28 years, Aroostook County Crime Stoppers has been a significant asset to law enforcement agencies in the region, leading to the successful arrest of scores of arsonists, drug smugglers, burglars and vandals.
HOULTON, Maine — Four years after Houlton took ownership of the tourist information center off Interstate 95, outside funds are flowing into town to help support its operations.
“Things are progressing slowly, but we are making progress,” Town Manager Butch Asselin said last Tuesday, speaking of the center, which offers maps, brochures and other information about Houlton, Aroostook County and the rest of the state. “We really want to keep this facility open and offer it to a developer to keep it on the site.”
