The Houlton Town Council approved the inspection of the town’s Gateway Crossing bridge after learning that a similar bridge, designed by the same engineers, collapsed in Hickory, North Carolina.
When Heath and Erica Burkhart decided to sell their Outer Banks of North Carolina portable toilet business and head west along the Appalachians, they had no idea they’d be farming 1,009 miles away in Aroostook County.
“There are all these openings and everybody is looking for someone with municipal experience,” town councilor Jane Torres said. “We just changed track and said let’s look for that person who can manage people, manage a budget and learn on their feet.”
Julia Sandy Flacke, who has been employed with the Houlton and Hodgdon school districts for nearly a decade, has been named the Deputy Director of Special Education Services, Birth to 22, at the Office of Special Service and Inclusive Education.
Performing around the globe, Big Nazo has entertained audiences and communities in New York, Chicago, Nashville, Los Angeles, New Orleans, and international festivals in Quebec, Nova Scotia, Japan, Portugal and Scotland.
East Grand eighth-grade girls made the trek to Northern Maine Community College to try out many of the skilled trades in hands-on workshops.
The 28th annual Moosestompers three-day weekend event kicked off Friday night and ran through a sunny and packed Kids Day on Sunday.
There were eight domestic violence related deaths in the County from 2019 to 2023. In the prior five years, there was one, according to Maine State Police records.
In the draft document, the commission staff concludes that the proposed mining operation would not result in responsible mining of the metallic mineral resource at Pickett Mountain.
Stanley Hazell, 24, was indicted on one count of manslaughter following a year-long investigation by Maine State Police. If convicted, Hazell could face up to 30 years in jail and a $50,000 fine.
