It’s as though 2023 was the year people in Aroostook County took a look at the vacant storefronts and aging infrastructure on the main streets of their cities and towns and said “we need to fix this.”
Gordon Buzza has enjoyed working with wood since he was a kid. He and his wife, Charlene, moved to Presque Isle in 1969, and a couple of years later his hands itched to create something. He decided to try a Santa’s workshop scene.
Presque Isle artist Melanie Sipe Reese will exhibit her creative work at the Aroostook Agency on Aging during the First Friday Art Walk on January 5 from 4:30-7 p.m. in the Artists for Aging gallery at 260 Main Street.
Recently we shared a letter explaining the unfortunate “surprise” issue with our new building project. A very expensive sprinkler system got added at the last minute to our budget.
Santa has been visiting and bringing holiday fun to all ages, starting with a visit to Easton Elementary School at the invitation of the Easton PTO.
The City of Presque Isle is currently knee-deep in its preparation for the total solar eclipse which will take place on April 8, 2024. While solar eclipses take place roughly every 18 months, the likelihood of reappearing in the same place is another 375 years.
To the editor:
I was having a down day this past Friday. Life drudges on and things need to be done, so I moped into the Fort Fairfield IGA. The folks in there have always been decent and accommodating.
“100 Years of Caring” will be the theme of Cary Medical Center’s 100th Anniversary 1924–2024. Dr Jefferson B Cary, the founder and namesake of Cary Medical Center could hardly have imagined the advances in medicine accomplished by the hospital since he left the greatest portion of his estate to build and endow the hospital in 1912.
Northern Maine Community College held a pinning ceremony on Friday, December 15 to honor the accomplishments of seven graduates from the pilot program for the accelerated associate degree in nursing RN program.
In the early days of our community, there were a few women who were unique entrepreneurs and, therefore, worth a mention as contributors to our history. These include Vera Estey, Alice Kimball and Mary Oak.
