HOULTON, Maine — Two Aroostook County Sheriff’s Office employees went above and beyond in their heroic efforts to help individuals who were in mental health crises, said Aroostook County Sheriff Shawn Gillen.
HOULTON, Maine — Houlton will get 15 new trees this spring in an effort to enhance the town’s aging treescape thanks to a Project Canopy Grant.
DYER BROOK, Maine — Out of a pool of 90 nominees, an administrative assistant at Southern Aroostook Community School in Dyer Brook was honored Friday by the Maine Education Commissioner for her decades of devotion to the school.
High winds caused power outages Friday for people in Houlton, Littleton, Hampden and Woodstock, New Brunswick, according to utility officials. Power was out to around 430 customers in Littleton for seven hours. A large tree came down on the line causing distribution equipment damage, including a broken pole that crews had to replace. Strong winds […]
LITTLETON, Maine — It was a night of sparkling lights, glittering dresses, sequin-dripping cowgirl hats and new experiences for about 35 Aroostook County homeschoolers at the Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum on Friday.
HOULTON, Maine — Kimber, a narcotics detection dog for the Aroostook County Sheriff’s Office, won two $5,000 safety equipment awards just weeks apart.
Two days before the Monday afternoon fatal shooting at a Nashville elementary school, a group of 10 Aroostook County residents stood near the Houlton Peace Pole in Monument Park calling for the ban of assault weapons in the U.S.
The Houlton Town Council unanimously approved the $60,200 purchase of 14 sets of firefighter turnout gear during the Monday night town council meeting.
Each year, for more than 30 years, the chamber combines its annual membership meeting with a fundraising gala and community awards ceremony. And for 13 of those years, Chamber Executive Director Jane Torres, other board members and volunteers have been cooking the gala dinner on their own.
The towns of Smyrna and Merrill passed their town budgets during annual town meetings last week.
