11 months ago
High winds and rain barrel through Aroostook County
Small creeks and streams will be running high with a flood advisory in effect until 8:45 p.m. for Amity, Haynesville, Houlton, Hodgdon, Island Falls, Sherman, and Smyrna.
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11 months ago
Festival raises $190,000 for children’s dental clinic
There were tall trees and tiny trees, slim ones and round ones, trees made of wood and even an upside-down tree. And all those trees raised a new record for children’s dental care.
11 months ago
Fire crews extinguish Fort Fairfield structure fire
Fort Fairfield Fire Department responded at 11:47 a.m. to the fire at a home on 65 Currier Rd. Fire crews extinguished the fire and cleared the scene at 2:30 p.m. The Easton Fire Department provided mutual aid.
11 months ago
Young cadets place wreaths in honor of veterans at Aroostook cemeteries
On Saturday morning, members of the Aroostook County Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol laid 400 wreaths for veterans at Northern Maine Veterans Cemetery in Caribou. Later that day, the cadets did the same for 270 veterans at Fairmount Cemetery in Presque Isle. The squadron will also send around 40 to 50 wreaths to Togus National Cemetery in Augusta.
11 months ago
Aroostook mushrooms harvested for Houlton tea shop brew
Randi Farrar, who co-owns Lotus & Leaf, a downtown Houlton tea shop, with her husband Tom Farrar, just kicked off a new line of chaga brews with Birch Bark Brews partner, Alyssa Hutchinson.
11 months ago
Littleton siblings get hunting grand slams this year
Darcie (Campbell) Ingraham, 25, and her brother Skyler Campbell, 21, both got their hunting grand slams this year, all while working full time.
11 months ago
A major snowmobile trail with rain damage likely won’t be fixed this season
There is snow in parts of western Maine, as well as in the western highlands and Allagash.
11 months ago
Revitalized Spud Speedway ramps up schedule for 2024
Spud has gone from hosting just a few annual events to being one of Aroostook’s most sought-after venues for motor race enthusiasts and families.
11 months ago
Houlton Powersports Holiday Toy Drive means 150 kids have a gift to open
Now in its fourth year, the Houlton Powersports Toy Drive was able to get presents for 150 students.
11 months ago
Project recognizes honored mothers
Fern Desjardin, then president of the Ladies of St. Anne in St. Agatha, asked who would be interested in working up a presentation for the 19 years when the Mother of the Year was a project conducted by the organization.
