9 months ago
Presque Isle educator lays out the uses and problems of using AI in schools
SAD1 is going to help high school students learn how to use artificial intelligence and study its ethics rather than banning in the classroom.
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9 months ago
Caribou school plans to use student fingerprints for data collection
Caribou High School has decided to use fingerprinting software to track student attendance, a move that has some parents and civil rights advocates concerned.
9 months ago
ACAP scrambles to get applicants through before home energy assistance funds run out
A federally funded program through the Maine Housing Authority used to supplement the high cost of heating is running out of money for this year.
9 months ago
Caribou councilors approve preliminary design for new police station
Caribou city councilors voted to accept an initial design for the city’s future police station Monday.
9 months ago
Houlton pedestrian bridge inspection planned to assure user safety
The Houlton Town Council approved the inspection of the town’s Gateway Crossing bridge after learning that a similar bridge, designed by the same engineers, collapsed in Hickory, North Carolina.
9 months ago
Tattoo artist opens new shop in Sinclair after traveling the world
Chris Gendron, better known as “Kocha Saraswati” in the tattoo world, has honed his craft throughout the world for over a decade.
9 months ago
North Carolina family that moved to Maine amid pandemic enjoys life on Aroostook farm
When Heath and Erica Burkhart decided to sell their Outer Banks of North Carolina portable toilet business and head west along the Appalachians, they had no idea they’d be farming 1,009 miles away in Aroostook County.
9 months ago
Houlton council seeks ‘person who can manage people’ as next town manager
“There are all these openings and everybody is looking for someone with municipal experience,” town councilor Jane Torres said. “We just changed track and said let’s look for that person who can manage people, manage a budget and learn on their feet.”
9 months ago
Northern Maine Fair closes 74-year-old grandstand due to safety concerns
The grandstand will be replaced with $200,000 aluminum bleachers that will be located in front of the old structure a little closer to the racetrack at this year’s fair.
9 months ago
Caribou innkeeper acquires one of the country’s first electric irons
Kevin McCartney has been collecting old irons for most of his life, but it was not until last week that he obtained one of the earliest and rarest electric irons in the U.S.
