Stories by Jen Lynds

9 years ago

Houlton awards nearly $40,000 to fix recreation building

HOULTON, Maine — A Houlton-based business was selected Monday evening to fix the substantial damage to a block wall at the Gentle Memorial Building that was delayed by the town last fall.

During a brief meeting, the council voted to accept the bid from Buildings Etcetera of $38,381 for the masonry wall repairs at the building.

9 years ago

Bigrock sees success in Ski For Life program

Approximately 13 years ago, officials at Bigrock Mountain in Mars Hill were looking for a way to get Aroostook County youths to lead less sedentary lifestyles and get more interested in winter outdoor sports.

9 years ago

Maine potato growers eyeing insecticide decision

Maine potato growers eyeing insecticide decision

    PRESQUE ISLE, Maine Potato growers in Maine are cautiously watching the actions of the Environmental Protection Agency as it reviews federal regulations for a popular insecticide that can be harmful to bees.

9 years ago

Clinton, Sanders almost a split among Aroostook Dems

Clinton, Sanders
almost a split among Aroostook Dems

While Democrats in most other Maine counties voted by at least two-thirds in favor of Bernie Sanders, the Vermont Senator’s lead in Aroostook County was a bit narrower.
In Maine’s Democratic presidential caucus, Sanders earned 64.3 percent of the vote statewide, and he and Hillary Clinton will share the delegates proportionally based on the turnout in the 1st and 2nd congressional districts.

9 years ago

Maryland man injured in Masardis snowsled crash

Maryland man injured in Masardis snowsled crash

    MASARDIS, Maine A Maryland man suffered a possible compound leg fracture Monday after the snowmobile he was driving struck a tractor-trailer on Route 11 in Masardis.

9 years ago

Mars Hill woman pleads guilty to bath salts charges

Mars Hill woman
pleads guilty to bath salts charges

    MARS HILL, Maine A 45-year-old Mars Hill woman accused of selling bath salts out of her home waived indictment and pleaded guilty to a federal charge Monday in U.S. District Court in Bangor.

9 years ago

County tax on the rise

Mainly due to the mothballing of the state’s Board of Corrections, county tax bills will be 8.2 percent higher this year, Aroostook County Administrator Douglas Beaulieu said Feb. 24.