6 years ago
Rain affects basements, but not waterway levels in Aroostook
When Carolyn Shaw of Houlton got home from work late on Thursday evening, the last thing she wanted to do was look in her basement.
Stories by Jen Lynds
6 years ago
Tractor trailer strikes, kills horse; two children in buggy hurt
Two children suffered minor injuries Wednesday when a tractor trailer struck the horse drawn buggy in which they were riding in Smyrna.
6 years ago
More snow on tap for Caribou area where record for January already broken
Although a major nor’easter just passed through Maine on Sunday, residents shouldn’t put away their shovels and snowblowers just yet.
6 years ago
Storm drops nearly two feet of snow on Aroostook County
By 5:30 a.m. Monday, Carol Hardy of Caribou already had gone outside twice to snowblow in an effort to stay ahead of the storm piling snow up in her driveway.
6 years ago
Nor’easter on track to dump up to two feet of snow Saturday night, Sunday
When Ruth Christian of Houlton first heard about the potential for a nor’easter this weekend, she hoped that the storm track would veer from its predicted path.
6 years ago
Weekend storm could dump up to 20 inches of snow on parts of Maine
Anyone who has Martin Luther King Day off on Monday will likely spend it clearing away between 10 and 20 inches of snow from an expected nor’easter, according to the National Weather Service in Caribou.
6 years ago
Residents of mobile home park still using bottled water after well found unsafe
Residents of the Houlton Mobile Home Park continue to use supplied bottled water more than a year after testing revealed unsafe levels of chemicals in well water at the facility.
6 years ago
Weather service warns of potential for snow squalls
National Weather Service forecasters warn residents of northern Maine of the potential for dangerous snow squalls Wednesday afternoon into early evening, including during the evening commute.
6 years ago
Flu affecting attendance at southern Aroostook school
A number of students at Southern Aroostook Community School were absent last week due to sickness and attendance remains sporadic this week after confirmed cases of Influenza A have been found among students.
6 years ago
Houlton councilors split over reconfirming police chief to post
A routine hearing to reconfirm the Houlton department heads to their posts turned intriguing Monday evening when three councilors opted not to support re-appointing Police Chief Tim DeLuca.
