Opinion

6 years ago

A top-five summer

A week ago today, Aug. 15, Caribou registered a high of 83 degrees, and that 80-plus day was the one — the one that propelled Caribou into the 40-80s club, which previously had only four members.

6 years ago

Impressions on a Saturday morning

It’s morning. He dredges up the red preserves with a spoon from a Mason jar and smears it on toast. Even though he doesn’t know what it was made of, it’s certainly jam, an indistinct flavor and sweet.

6 years ago

Finding your foreign roots – Part 2

If your ancestor was naturalized how do you find the records? It’s important to determine where your ancestor was living at the time he was naturalized.

6 years ago

The power of thunder

I was sitting here at lunchtime and I heard what I thought was somebody pushing, dragging or otherwise moving a huge plastic garbage container in the street. My wife informed me that it was, in fact, thunder.

6 years ago

No one is immune from high drug prices

When you think of $12,000, what comes into your mind? The cost of a gently used car, perhaps — one that will get you to work and your kids to school safely?

6 years ago

Naturalized or not?

Were your ancestors naturalized American citizens? Naturalization isn’t something new on our national horizon.

6 years ago

Landfill merger means new method for recycling

The Presque Isle Landfill and Tri-Community Landfill in Fort Fairfield will be merging operations effective Jan. 1, 2019. Presque Isle, Caribou, Fort Fairfield, and Limestone will all combine their solid waste infrastructure and be owners of a new entity that will be known as Aroostook Waste Solutions.