8 years ago
Dear Santa Claus …
To the editor:
I have figured out what I would like to find under my Christmas tree this year, but I think it requires an explanation.
Stories by Staff Star Herald
8 years ago
Help for caregivers
To the editor:
I recently participated in a tele-town hall hosted by AARP Maine on behalf of family caregivers across the state. 1,200 Maine residents participated during the hour-long discussion.
8 years ago
Maine center should be in the center of Maine
To the editor:
When I read the Oct. 22 Bangor Daily News article about the proposed Maine Center for Graduate Professional Studies, I got angry.
8 years ago
Why aren’t there more crows?
DOWN THE ROAD
By Milt Gross
I was lying on the sofa this morning, giving a nap my best shot. But, as I gazed out the window at the trees, a question came to mind.
8 years ago
Religious freedom in the Age of Trump
INSIDE THE FIRST AMENDMENT
By Charles C. Haynes
In the end, this election wasn’t decided by Russian hacking, sexual assault charges, the FBI or any of the other extraordinary moments that defied the norms of political behavior and discourse. “We the People” decided it.
8 years ago
Raising awareness about the dangers of falls
By U.S. Sen. Susan Collins
(R-Maine)
September 22, 2016, marked the first day of the fall season, a time to enjoy Maine’s beautiful foliage and crisp weather. It also was National Falls Prevention Day, a time to better educate seniors, families, and caregivers – as well as government and civic organizations – about the practices, programs, and policies that can be taken to reduce the risk of falls.
8 years ago
Buyers hopeful about future
By Darren Fishell
Staff Writer
PORTLAND, Maine — The private family trust buying up massive tracts of Maine’s North Woods views the acquisitions as long-term investments in the evolution of the state’s forest products industry.
8 years ago
Fort PTO donates friendship bench
FORT FAIRFIELD, Maine — Students at Fort Fairfield Elementary School now have a means to help someone who might be having a rough patch in their day, thanks to a gift from the school’s parent-teacher organization.
8 years ago
Join the ‘Toast to the Animals’
Join the ‘Toast to the Animals’ PET BULLETIN‘Mews and Yips’ from the Central Aroostook Humane Society By Gloria J. Towle We are excited; we are just days away from our biggest event of the year.
8 years ago
Grand Jury indictes three suspects in Sherman murder
Grand Jury indictes three suspects in Sherman murder By Jen LyndsBDN Staff CARIBOU — Three Massachusetts residents were indicted by the Aroostook County grand jury Thursday in connection with the death of an Oakfield man.
