Stories by Jen Lynds

6 years ago

Houlton town manager resigns

The community of Houlton is without its municipal leader after Town Manager William D. MacDonald resigned Tuesday evening.

6 years ago

Manes and Tails finds new home, programs on North Street

For years, Manes and Tails Aroostook, a non-profit organization formed by a network of volunteers to provide equine-assisted learning programs, dreamed of a centralized location where they could offer a variety of services to children throughout the region.

6 years ago

Longtime Houlton physician dies

Dr. Edward Williams, a longtime family physician who also served as the emergency room director at Houlton Regional Hospital for several years, has died.

6 years ago

Caribou, Bangor set August weather records

Coming on the heels of a record-setting July, two cities in Maine are also setting some heat records of their own this month, according to the National Weather Service in Caribou.

6 years ago

For 49 years, carousel horse has charmed Houlton children

Although the memories of it are a bit vague in her mind, Heather Foster of Houlton can still remember a time when she was able to take a ride on the carousel horse that greeted visitors upon entrance to the Cary Library in Houlton.

6 years ago

On Settler’s Hill, familiar names are prominent

High atop Evergreen Cemetery in Houlton, perched on a tree lined hill above the rest of the burial grounds with an expansive view of the community in the distance, are the graves of many of the individuals who helped build it.

6 years ago

Hundreds flock to Adopt-A-Block party

Rebecca Morin of Houlton spent more than an hour on Saturday morning, watching as two of her children jumped around in the bounce house at Adopt-A-Block of Aroostook’s annual Adopt A Block Party on Aug. 18.