The money raised from the annual holiday event turns into life-saving equipment for the hospital, equipment for first responders, nonprofit area health care clinics and safety equipment for youth sports teams.
The investigation led Presque Isle police to the residence of Gregory Upshaw, 30. Upshaw was taken into custody and taken to the Presque Isle Police Department. He has been charged with aggravated reckless conduct, aggravated false public alarm, terrorizing and creating a police standoff.
Several members of a state commission charged with studying the effects of harmful chemicals on members of the Maine National Guard who trained at a Canadian military base said they saw large dead animals, dead foliage and yellow-colored water while training there.
Walmart and surrounding businesses in Presque Isle were evacuated Sunday evening due to a bomb threat.
University of Maine at Presque Isle professor Jacquelyn Lowman, who has been a paraplegic for 15 years, successfully rappelled down a 110-foot tall building in Worcester, MA, on Saturday to raise money for charity.
University of Maine at Presque Isle professor Jacquelyn Lowman, who has been a paraplegic for 15 years, plans to rappel down a 110-foot tall building in Worcester, Mass., on Saturday to raise money for charity.
The sculpture, created by Pennsylvania-based sculptor and artist Ralph Helmick, is a five pointed star that represents the town and region’s Acadian heritage.
The town of Houlton’s proposed $14.8 million 2024 budget increased $2.5 million over last year and includes significant increases for both the police department and the airport.
Police departments throughout Aroostook County are dealing with more mental health and substance use calls than ever. The lack of social workers and facilities in northern Maine is one reason.
The town council voted 4 to 1 Wednesday against an ordinance to allow medical and adult-use marijuana businesses to set up shop.
