Stories by Staff Pioneer Times

8 years ago

Cary Library Corner

The following article is a synopsis written by staff members and volunteers of the Cary Memorial Library in Houlton highlighting one of the suggested reading books, as determined by the staff.

8 years ago

Houlton From Our Files

Headlines from 100 years of local news.

100 Years Ago – Jan. 10, 1917

 Speaker — Hon. Leonard A. Pierce goes to Augusta, today, where he will be one of the after-dinner speakers at a banquet of the Maine Bar Association. Ex-President William H. Taft will be one of the speakers.

8 years ago

An Allagash legend passes

The Allagash Wilderness Waterway this past fall lost one of the most colorful rangers ever to work on its iconic waters. Brady Scott passed away on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016.

8 years ago

Hodgdon school names honor roll

HODGDON, Maine — Hodgdon Middle/High School officials have announced the honor roll for the first trimester of the 2016-17 school year. The following were included.

GRADE 7 — High honors: Samuel Adams, Lydie Carter, Timothy Fitzpatrick, Troy Hipsley, Montana Hoops, Kaelyn Lawlor, Delaney Little, Logan Merritt and Monique Polchies. Honors: Madison Benn, Rowan Cofske, Garrett Estabrook, Damin Harris, Dalton Henderson, Jonathan Jones, Dannica Langlois, Matthew Lufkin, Joshua McGillicuddy, Caleb Nash, Madison Schools, Eben Sennett, Kamden Shaw, Jared Sturtevant, Haley Swimm and Jersie Valiante.

8 years ago

McCrum continues with Agri-Women

Contributed photo American Agri-Women officers for 2017 are, from left, vice president of education, Jean Goslin of Dwight, Kan.; past president, Sue McCrum of Mars Hill; president, Doris Mold of St. Paul, Minn., and Cumberland, Wis.; first vice president of resolutions and vital issues, Heather Hampton-Knodle of Fillmore, Ill.; vice president of communications, Jane Marshall […]

8 years ago

NWS issues winter weather advisory for Aroostook County

Snow and freezing rain predicted from tonight through morning   By Christopher Bouchard Staff Writer CARIBOU — The National Weather issued a warning for Aroostook County residents at 4:34 a.m. today, which includes predictions of two to four inches of snow tonight along with a trace of ice and winds traveling south from 15 to […]

8 years ago

Downtown committee to explore brand for community

As town officials continue to look for ways to improve the downtown area, Houlton’s community development director said on Tuesday, Jan. 3 that they are considering suggestions offered on a local level while also tapping into resources offered on a national level.

8 years ago

A look backwards at the second half of 2016

By Joshua Archer
Special to the Pioneer Times

It was another exciting year for the Shiretown and southern Aroostook region. Here are some highlights of what happened during the second half of 2016.

 

July

After several long months spent reviewing photographs, songs and personal writings, Susan York unveiled her 108-piece mural for local residents to see. York, a native of Houlton who now resides in Shokan, New York, is an award winning artist and author who decided the best way for her to raise awareness for a cause that affects her personally would be to put paint to paper.