8 months ago

People visiting family and friends in Aroostook boost tourism numbers

Aroostook saw a 17.5-percent jump in tourism between Dec. 2022 and Nov. 2023, with 332,400 total people having visited during that time.

8 months ago

5 bands in 4 days on tap for Houlton eclipse concert series

Electric Bonfire, the Saturday night, April 6, concert series headliner band, likes to mix it up with mostly original tunes spanning rock n roll, jazz, funk, and reggae.

8 months ago

Madawaska port of entry opening delayed to early June

The new $65 million port of entry leads to a new bridge that connects Madawaska and the Canadian city of Edmundston, New Brunswick.

8 months ago

Presque Isle leaders will meet to discuss the search for a new city manager

Councilors will meet in executive session on Wednesday, March 20, city hall staff said.

8 months ago

Houlton on tap to get $2.4 million in federal dollars from FY24 appropriations

The Houlton Water Co. will get $1,749,000 to replace a crucial electrical transmission line and Houlton’s Region Two School of Applied Technology is in the budget for $660,000 to upgrade aging infrastructure.

8 months ago

ARTS honors the memories of humanitarians by offering free rides on March 18

All general public rides will be free for Aroostook County residents for one day on Monday, March 18 to remember the contributions the late Mavis Towle and James “Jim” Tweedie made to the community.

8 months ago

Maine’s first mobile biolab begins tour of rural schools in Fort Kent

Fort Kent middle schoolers are the state’s first students to learn at the newly unveiled Maine Mobile Biolab, a 50-foot, 10-ton mobile lab built on an RV chassis equipped with cutting edge science tools.