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1 year ago

3 die in Fort Fairfield fire

Fire departments were still at the address of a 2 a.m. house fire late Thursday morning cleaning up.

1 year ago

Presque Isle council says search for a new city manager is going better than expected

City council members said five people have applied for the position in the week and a half since it was posted with Municipal Resources Inc. Previous city manager Martin Puckett resigned from his position after 11 years to take a job as executive director at the Central Aroostook Association, which helps people with disabilities.

1 year ago

Four vying for three seats on Houlton School Board

Long-time school board member Susan McLaughlin is seeking her third three-year term. Incumbent Michelle L. Henderson, elected to a one-year term in 2022, is seeking a three-year term in this year’s election. Write-in candidates Gary Lovell and Richard Tarr are competing for the remaining three-year seat.

1 year ago

Neo-Nazi sells Springfield property to Massachusetts man

Christopher Pohlhaus, founder of the neo-Nazi Blood Tribe, who co-owned the Springfield property with convicted felon Fred Boyd Ramey, has cleared everything, including his Nazi flag, from the property, according to listing photographs of the land.

1 year ago

Three vie for a seat on Fort Fairfield Town Council

Among other items on the ballot, Fort Fairfield residents will elect a new member of the town council on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 7. Robert Kilcollins, Shane McGillan and Chris Perkins are running for one open seat on the council.