All dogs entering the United States must appear healthy upon arrival; be at least six months old; be International Standards Organization-compatible microchipped; be vaccinated for rabies; and be accompanied by a CDC Dog Import Form online submission receipt.
The festival, which began three years ago as an international dessert fest, has grown beyond just a culinary experience; it now includes live performances, children’s activities, a gift shop, and a live auction.
There were so many entries in the annual Houlton Fourth of July Parade that there were 20 entrants still waiting when the first to go had made the one-mile loop back to the start.
Houlton resident Danielle Lane captured the $1,000 Karaoke Showdown prize on Wednesday night at the Temple Theater in downtown Houlton.
It was a Midnight Madness of glitz, scents, food, music and neon-lighted bubble shooters as 7,000 people packed into several blocks on Houlton’s historic downtown square.
The Strawberry Shortcake sale is an annual precursor to Wednesday’s Midnight Madness, a street fair that draws close to 8,000 each year.
The new 1,630 square foot space, slated to be constructed starting in spring 2025, establishes a specialized area tailored to teen needs.
Al Burleigh, the first Houlton permanent deacon, was ordained 20 years ago and on Sunday about 250 people came to a special recognition at St. Mary of the Visitation Catholic Church to recognize his ordination anniversary.
In airsoft play, replica guns have a magazine filled with tiny plastic pellets that are fired at members of an opposing team.
Nine-year-old stock driver Aiden Cyr of Littleton and 15-year-old super stock driver Addyson Lynds of Houlton took the top state prizes in Maine’s only surviving soap box race. (Andrew Mooers photo)
