Presque Isle

1 year ago

Genealogical thanks|

November is the month we traditionally give thanks for the blessings in our lives.  Genealogists should also give thanks to our own unique set of blessings. So, here’s my list of genealogical thanks.  

1 year ago

Presque Isle adds warming centers as homelessness grows

Homeless Services of Aroostook opened a warming center Nov. 10, and soon the organization will open a second building to increase the number of people it can help. Many are not new to the area but have lost their housing because of the rising cost of living.

1 year ago

Wreaths Across America adds Presque Isle cemetery

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.

1 year ago

Presque Isle area From our Files – Week of November 22, 2023

75 Years Ago – Nov. 18, 1948
Green’s honored Veteran employees at dinner dance — H. B. Green & Sons, Inc., held a dinner party and dance in the Northeastland hotel honoring Mae Brewer and Roseanna Mitchell, who had completed 25 years’ service with the firm, Arnold Green announced.

1 year ago

The County Crossword for Nov. 22, 2023

You can complete this crossword puzzle online.  Just click on the box you want to fill in and begin typing the word you think is the answer to the clue. 

1 year ago

Tribes hope passage of Question 6 improves relations with the state

Nearly three-fourths of Maine voters supported tribal rights on Nov. 7 and the passage of Question 6 means that for the first time in nearly 150 years the state’s Constitution, including the state’s treaty obligations to the Wabanaki people, can be printed in full.