HOULTON, Maine — John McIntosh of Houlton said Wednesday that after more than three years of having a recreational vehicle he never imagined it would be damaged while he was not even using it.
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.
Crews at the ReEnergy biomass power plants in Ashland and Fort Fairfield spent part of this week repairing damage from separate severe storms that moved through the area, knocking both plants offline “three or four different times,” according to Regional Manager Mark Thibodeau. The storms also damaged company equipment.
Two men were injured in a two-vehicle crash in Mapleton on Monday evening, according to Maine State Police.
Representatives from McCain Foods are excited about a new project under way in Aroostook County that has some farmers planting their usual acreage of potatoes right on top of a bed of winter rye, barley or oats.
When Carl Lord Jr. first heard that his nephew, Anthony Lord, was allegedly involved in a violent shooting rampage that led to the death of two people and injuries to four others, he was shocked and devastated, even though he had never been close to the 35-year-old accused killer.
For several years before 2014, the Teamsters Local 340 labor union used the annual Maine Potato Blossom Festival as a vehicle to feed the hungry throughout Aroostook County.
LINNEUS, Maine — Since Gov. Paul LePage has been busy vetoing nearly every bill sent him by the Legislature, Clare Desrosiers, director of a prescription drug abuse prevention program, said last week she was doubtful she’d receive funding for the initiative she oversees.
CARIBOU, Maine — The chairman of the organization that oversees the Northern Maine Veterans Cemetery said last week he was “excited” to hear about the nearly $900,000 in federal funding awarded to the local facility to add more burial slots for veterans and their spouses.
