Stories by Jen Lynds

7 years ago

Houlton company urges caution on water usage

Although a dose of rain at the end of last week helped the water table, officials at the Houlton Water Company are still asking area residents to be cautious about their water usage.

7 years ago

Council approves cemetery lot changes

Town Councilors on Monday evening approved revisions that were made to the town’s cemetery code in order to finalize regulations for improving lots in municipal cemeteries.

7 years ago

Cool, dry summer recorded in Maine this year

Officials at the National Weather Service in Caribou indicate that Mainers saw a dry summer in which temperatures rarely hit 90 degrees, but meteorologists are forecasting an “increased likelihood” of above average temperatures for the fall.

7 years ago

Grand jury indicts Oakfield man on domestic violence charges

The Aroostook County grand jury has indicted more than 20 people this session, including an Oakfield man on a number of charges for allegedly assaulting and threatening several people in the fall and late winter of last year.

7 years ago

Former Presque Isle man seeks new trial

A former Presque Isle man convicted of several sex crimes for abusing a young girl is appealing the case to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, arguing that several errors were made during the trial process.

7 years ago

State seeks to use 27-year-old evidence in current aggravated OUI case

A prosecutor from Aroostook County tried to convince members of the state’s highest court on Thursday that the state should be able to use evidence from a 27-year-old manslaughter case against a Mount Desert man recently charged with aggravated criminal operating under the influence of intoxicants.