Despite the recent case of a Van Buren couple charged with allegedly abandoning cats in the freezing cold and a group of young people reportedly intentionally running over a wild turkey in Caribou, police in Aroostook County said this week that they have not noticed a rise in animal cruelty cases in the region.
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — In the past few years, by the time late January rolled around, the Central Aroostook Humane Society typically would have 100 or more cats at the shelter, all in need of a good home.
A 15-year-old snowmobile driver was seriously injured Sunday afternoon in an collision with a log truck.
HOULTON, Maine — An Orono-based search and rescue group is preparing to look for a Houlton-based pilot who went missing after his plane disappeared on a stormy day more than 43 years ago.
Richard Bowie, director of the Downeast Emergency Medicine Institute, said last Thursday that the nonprofit organization is gathering data to conduct a search for the plane piloted by Lewis “Billy” Hogan Jr.
HOULTON, Maine — The Aroostook County commissioners held a quick first meeting of 2016 on Jan. 5 by reappointing their chairman to his position and reviewing contracts for snow removal and ambulance protection in the unorganized territories.
HOULTON, Maine — During certain times of the year, Michelle Williams, owner of Shelley’s Cafe and Bakery in downtown Houlton, said Monday that she can understand why town officials want business owners and their employees to park in the large lots that surround Market Square.
A 62-year-old Littleton woman has been indicted on multiple charges in connection with the shooting last October of a 52-year-old man in the home they shared.
HOULTON, Maine — The Aroostook County commissioners held a quick first meeting of 2016 on Tuesday by reappointing their chairman to his position and reviewing contracts for snow removal and ambulance protection in the unorganized territories.
A new trial date has yet to be set in the case against 35-year-old Matthew Davis, according to Assistant Attorney General Leanne Zainea.
The prosecutor said the delay was needed after Davis requested and was granted a change in defense attorneys by Aroostook County Superior Court Justice E. Allen Hunter.
HOULTON, Maine — The Aroostook County commissioners held a quick first meeting of 2016 on Tuesday by reappointing their chairman to his position and reviewing contracts for snow removal and ambulance protection in the unorganized territories.
During the meeting in Houlton, Paul Adams stepped back into his role as chairman of the county commissioners.
County Administrator Doug Beaulieu said Thursday that the commissioners also approved several contracts for services in the unorganized territories.
