5 months ago
Tour de la Vallee sees most successful event yet
Momentum has continued after the success of last year’s tour, which included the addition of options for ATVs and motorcycles along with several other activities
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5 months ago
Madawaska residents want their McDonald’s restaurant back
Anyone interested in starting a franchise will need to undergo a training program that can take up to a year, according to McDonald’s online franchising resources.
5 months ago
These bugs are tormenting Maine potato growers
Potato pests can eat plants, spread viruses and affect the yield and quality of Maine’s No. 1 food crop.
5 months ago
County partnership receives federal grant to strengthen rural healthcare system
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine – The Aroostook County Health Improvement Partnership has been awarded a 2-year, $100,000 Rural Health Network Development Planning Program grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration. This funding will significantly enhance the partnership’s ongoing efforts to improve county-wide systems planning and coordination among its member organizations. In 2023, with support from […]
5 months ago
Agency on Aging opening Access Points across County
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — The Aroostook Agency on Aging is holding a series of opening celebrations at Access Point locations throughout northern Maine, marking a significant step in ensuring that older adults in rural communities have better access to essential programs and services. Working in Maine’s geographically largest county, the service organization faces unique challenges […]
5 months ago
It’s time to enjoy some late-summer bass action
For sheer fun and fight, nothing beats the acrobatic action of smallmouth bass on plastic poppers and hair bass bugs.
5 months ago
Register now to dispose of unwanted pesticides
Maine residents can participate in the Obsolete Pesticide Collection Program, a joint initiative by the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry’s Board of Pesticides Control and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
5 months ago
Van Buren residents weigh in on upcoming DOT project
Much of the feedback centered on how some aspects of the project, such as bump-outs and the addition of trees along some roads, could affect winter road maintenance
5 months ago
St. John Valley area From our Files – Week of August 21, 2024
50 Years Ago — Aug. 21, 1974
First solo – Glen Wylie of Frenchville, soloed at Northern Maine Regional Airport, Frenchville, last week in August of 1974, after 13 hours of instruction.
