The Aroostook County Composite Squadron of Civil Air Patrol, a youth and adult group modeled on military service, has raised enough funds to expand the Wreaths Across America effort to both the Northern Maine Veterans Cemetery in Caribou and Fairmount Cemetery in Presque Isle.
The Houlton High School Wreaths Across America project is far from its sponsorship goal of 1,000 wreaths to honor the area’s fallen veterans at a December wreath laying ceremony in December.
Whether Limestone should first purchase a plow truck or a building to put it in dominated Select Board meeting discussion Tuesday.
Before ending Wednesday, the weather service said there could be six to 10 inches of snow.
At about 6:10 a.m. Tuesday, four cars were spotted crossing the international border and agents from the Houlton sector stopped them on Lincoln Road.
Select Board member Thomas Drew’s unexplained absence led to the cancellation of the meeting.
With nearly $28,000 already in, bidders still have until Wednesday evening to compete for hundreds and hundreds of items.
Madawaska officials set the town’s annual mill rate to $25.40 per $1,000 worth of evaluated property, which represents a 2.65 increase over last year’s rate of 22.76.
Christopher Coty, 43, was the ninth person involved in the drug conspiracy to be sentenced. Eight of the remaining 12 defendants pleaded guilty, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
The meeting had been set to occur Wednesday, Nov. 22 at Limestone Community School’s auditorium at 6:30 p.m.. But this week’s Thanksgiving holiday motivated the town to choose a more ideal date.
