9 months ago
Fort Fairfield officers commended for saving people and animals
Two Fort Fairfield police officers have received commendations for saving lives, rescuing animals and keeping impaired drivers off the roads.
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9 months ago
County commissioners approve nine dispatch contracts
FORT KENT, Maine – Aroostook County commissioners unanimously approved nine dispatch contract agreements with communities and organizations throughout the region during a Feb. 21 meeting. All contracts increased by five percent, according to Sheriff Peter Johnson. All of the approved contracts were renewed from last year. No new communities or organizations were added. As part […]
9 months ago
Limestone reschedules meeting on Loring tax incentives
Limestone residents will vote Tuesday, Feb. 27, on whether the town should enter into tax incentive agreements with a company who owns part of the former Loring Air Force Base.
9 months ago
How Maine’s child care subsidy rules are hurting providers
Maine’s child care providers operate on razor thin margins. When state subsidies are late and reimbursement rates are below charges, the financial loss is devastating.
9 months ago
Fire crews quickly contain small fire at potato house on Henderson Road
Fire crews quickly contained a small blaze that broke out Wednesday morning on Henderson Road in Presque Isle.
9 months ago
Developers plan a $55M potato chip plant on former Aroostook air base
Local developers have chosen the former Loring Air Force Base as the site of a $55 million potato chip processing plant that could open next year.
9 months ago
Former Maine air base’s future hinges on a historic, crumbling hangar
When Matt Cole and Cuppy Johndro look at the historic arch hangar on the former Loring Air Force Base, they see a lost chance to link the region’s past and its potential future.
9 months ago
Timber company reopens shuttered Aroostook County mill
A Wisconsin-based wood products company has opened its first facility in Maine at a former hardwood floor plant in Ashland, with plans to eventually bring more than 15 jobs there.
9 months ago
Presque Isle councilor Craig Green honored by antique car club
City councilor and businessman Craig Green was honored by the Antique Automobile Club of America at its annual meeting held in Washington D.C.
9 months ago
F.W. Webb opens doors at new Presque Isle facility
F.W. Webb has opened its new Aroostook County flagship store in Presque Isle.
