2 months ago
Police still looking for clues in 5 Aroostook unsolved homicides
These cases, including three in the small Route 11 town of Masardis, are among Maine’s 71 unsolved homicides, according to Maine State Police.
Stories by Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli
3 months ago
Farm that supplied milk to Houlton dairy is selling off its cows
After 75 years in operation, Lilley Farms Inc. will sell 130 dairy cows at the end of the month and stop producing about 9,000 pounds of milk a day.
3 months ago
Houlton pastors leaving after more than three decades
Melanie Burns, the worship pastor and Randall Burns, the lead pastor, are preparing to leave Military Street Baptist Church on the Hill later this month.
3 months ago
Houlton pastors leaving after more than three decades
As Melanie Burns, the worship pastor and Randall Burns, the lead pastor, prepare to leave Military Street Baptist Church on the Hill later this month, it’s hard to say “good-bye” to a church family they love.
3 months ago
What happened after a dog ate rabies vaccine packets scattered in Houlton
Starting in mid-August, USDA Wildlife Services crews dropped 384,000 rabies vaccines by ground and air across Aroostook and Penobscot Counties as part of the annual program.
3 months ago
Shiretown Baptist Church buys land for new building
The approximately $79,000 purchase is the first step in building a much needed new church, said Pastor Jeremiah Chasse.
3 months ago
Houlton introduces new marijuana ordinance
Houlton doesn’t allow retail sales of marijuana but under the new ordinance there is an exemption for medical marijuana caregiver retail stores.
3 months ago
An anti-government group is recruiting in northern Maine
Tactical Civics has been listed as an extremist anti-government group by the Southern Poverty Law Center since 2023, when it saw the organization forming new branches around the country,
3 months ago
Smyrna Amish business has grown from farm stand to retail store
The market offers fresh-picked produce, pickles they make on premises, grass fed beef, pasture chicken, pasture pork, raw milk, butter, cheese, yogurt, kefir, jams and jellies, baked goods, baskets, leather products, fresh picked and pick your own flowers and more.
3 months ago
Aroostook man convicted of murder seeks chance to appeal, blames attorneys
James Paul Peaslee, 44, testified for nearly two hours in Aroostook County Superior Court, detailing how his former attorneys, Stephen Smith of Bangor and John Tebbetts of Presque Isle, did not represent his best interests.
