11 months ago
County Commissioners approve move toward regional code enforcement officers
A shortage of municipal code enforcement officers makes planning and new business development a challenge for the state’s rural municipalities.
Stories by Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli
11 months ago
1963 total solar eclipse drew tens of thousands to a swath of Maine towns
At the time, news accounts reported the next total eclipse in Maine would be in Aroostook County in another 200 years. While off by nearly 140 years, the prediction’s location was spot-on with the next total solar eclipse passing through the County on April 8, 2024.
11 months ago
Six big events happening in Aroostook County in early 2024
Winter and early spring in Aroostook County are notoriously blustery, cold and snowy with some of the nation’s highest snowfall totals. But County planners don’t let that stop them.
11 months ago
New Monticello restaurant on a snowmobile trail opens this week
The Pines grill inside the Wilderness Pines Campground lodge in Monticello, slated for a Jan. 4 opening, is nestled among tall pines and right on snowmobile and ATV trails.
11 months ago
Houlton area’s top business stories of 2023
From botanicals, to log homes, to baked goods, it was a memorable year for business owners and their customers.
11 months ago
Houlton area’s important news stories of 2023
These stories were consequential to people in Southern Aroostook County and beyond.
11 months ago
Bail reduced for Fort Fairfield man charged in death of infant son
Stanley Hazell, 24, was arrested in November, following a year-long investigation into his son’s death by Maine State Police.
11 months ago
Maine Supreme Court upholds Aroostook County $20K bail revocation
Adrian Covington appealed the Aroostook County Superior Court’s June 2022 decision to revoke his $20,000 cash bail because he had committed new crimes while out on bail.
11 months ago
2023 was a year of downtown revitalization in Aroostook County
It’s as though 2023 was the year people in Aroostook County took a look at the vacant storefronts and aging infrastructure on the main streets of their cities and towns and said “we need to fix this.”
11 months ago
Mt. Chase 6-year-old entrepreneur’s soap business is growing
Six-year-old entrepreneur Kody Tucker is known in local circles as the Soap Dude for his handmade intricately designed goats milk bar soaps.
