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The site of the Long Lake Dam on the Allagash Wilderness Waterway, as it appears now.

Long Lake Dam site an Allagash gem

One of the most beautiful spots on the Allagash Wilderness Waterway is Long Lake Dam. The actual dam is long gone, having washed out many ...

Memorial Day Weekend events

AROOSTOOK COUNTY Prayer services will be held at 12 Catholic cemeteries in Aroostook County over Memorial Day weekend, May 25-27, as follows: 11:30 a.m. May ...

Presque Isle celebrates business-friendly designation by state

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — In just the past year, Tim Lavin, president and chief executive officer of Balance BPO in Presque Isle, said that he ...
Expansion of the hydroponics greenhouse is one of the many future projects that excite Luke Shorty, executive director and academic dean of the Maine School of Science and Mathematics in Limestone. Shorty is also an alumnus of MSSM.
KATHRYN OLMSTEAD

Maine School of Science and Mathematics alumni drawn to give back to magnet school

Alumni of the Maine School of Science and Mathematics in Limestone are giving new meaning to its identity as a magnet school. Founded in 1995, ...
Gov. Paul LePage posted this television monitor outside his office in the State House recently, which scrolled messages about how long it's been since the governor presented legislators with his biennial budget proposal and plan to repay hospitals millions in past debt.
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LePage tells legislative leaders he’s moving out of State House because of ‘censorship’

AUGUSTA, Maine — Democratic legislative leaders said Thursday that Republican Gov. Paul LePage told them he would move his office from the State House in ...
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CALL ME OLD-FASHIONED

ACF Committee votes Ought to Pass on Right to Know about GMOs

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I CAN'T WIPE OFF THIS STUPID GRIN

Ten years later, we're still not divorced.

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Streamer Clinic at Woodie Wheaton Land Trust

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From the community

Presque Isle, Richmond latest Business-Friendly Communities

AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Department of Economic and Community ...
A view from Edmundston, New Brunswick, of the papermaking mill in Madawaska in 2011.

New York investment firms to purchase Madawaska paper mill

Apolinar Islas Ortiz

Texas man pleads guilty to supplying cocaine to be smuggled to Canada through Maine

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Rebekah Holmes, valedictorian

Houlton High School 2013 honor parts

Presque Isle man accused of bringing gun into bar among those indicted in Aroostook

CARIBOU, Maine — A Presque Isle man who allegedly brought ...
From the community

Relay for Life of Penobscot County raises about $226,000 to fight cancer

ORONO, Maine — The Relay For Life of Penobscot County ...
FAMILY TIES
Roxanne Moore Saucier

Promise of land brought Theriault family to ‘Acadie’ in 1630s

Abdigani Ashkir (right) of Portland poses with a friend while another takes their photo after commencement exercises at the University of Maine at Presque Isle on Saturday.

Portland resident escapes war-torn Somalia, earns criminal justice degree from UMPI

The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency arrested and charged three people with trafficking in methamphetamine and endangering the welfare of a child on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013, after executing a search warrant at an apartment house at 60 Military St. in Houlton.

Three indicted in Houlton meth bust, endangering welfare of child

Two Delaware residents accused of selling cocaine in the County

HOULTON, Maine — Two people from Delaware were arrested and ...
Christian Ferdinand was arrested on Monday at Loring Job Corps Center in Limestone in connection with the murder of 14-year-old Shaniesha Forbes in Brooklyn earlier this year.

Suspect in NYC slaying arrested in Maine accused of smothering girl with pillow

Doctor exhibited ‘odd behavior’ at Fort Kent hospital before license suspension

FORT KENT, Maine — A physician deemed a danger to ...
Christian Ferdinand was arrested on Monday at Loring Job Corps Center in Limestone in connection with the murder of 14-year-old Shaniesha Forbes in Brooklyn earlier this year.

Suspect arrested in Limestone for NYC murder appears in Brooklyn court

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NMDC offering free entrepreneurial training

CARIBOU, Maine — Northern Maine Development Commission (NMDC) is offering ...
Irving Oil delivered its first truckload of compressed natural gas, or CNG, to the McCain Foods plant in Easton, Maine, on May 10. Truck-delivered CNG is “at the leading-edge of natural gas technology,” said Paul Browning, Irving Oil’s president and CEO.

Irving delivers first truckload of compressed natural gas to McCain Foods

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  1. Former Bangor YMCA building sold to new dental technology schoolFormer Bangor YMCA building sold to new dental technology school
  2. University of Maine hockey job has been offered to former assistant Red GendronUniversity of Maine hockey job has been offered to former assistant Red Gendron
  3. Man accused of sexually assaulting 14-year-old girl reportedly is father of her child
  4. Bangor man charged with murder, escape from psychiatric hospital found not competent to stand trialBangor man charged with murder, escape from psychiatric hospital found not competent to stand trial
  5. Millinocket company unearths logging history for niche marketMillinocket company unearths logging history for niche market
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Aroostook Sports

Fort Kent Lions Club reviving popular Fish River canoe race

FORT KENT, Maine — Close to three decades ago, one of the more popular competitive river runs in the state was the annual Fish River ...
  • Spud Speedway hoping to beat the rain with racing opener on Saturday
  • McClung to join University of Maine at Fort Kent basketball program
  • Houlton makes plans for new hockey boards at Millar Civic Center
  • Caribou pitcher Curry cools off Foxcroft baseball team; Bangor Christian still undefeated

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    Northern Prosthetics & Orthotics awarded highest level accreditation
    PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Northern Prosthetics & Orthotics has received a three-year accreditation award in prosthetics and orthotics by the American Board for Certification in ...
     
    State chooses five companies for Environmental Excellence Awards
    WINSLOW, Maine – The 2013 Environmental Excellence awards, administered by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, were presented by DEP Commissioner Patricia Aho and Senior Natural ...
     
    Carleton Project announces an Endowment Fund in Memoriam of Past Board Members
    PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Carleton Project established an endowment fund for students on behalf of David J. Lyon and Terry Despres. Last fall, $16,000 was ...
     
    Learn how to use high-speed Internet to grow your small business
    On Wednesday, June 5, small businesses in Aroostook County are invited to have a free meal and learn from Nancy Marshall, marketing and communications expert, ...
     
    Open hangar event to kick off UMA’s new B.S. in aviation program
    AUGUSTA, Maine — The University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) and Maine Instrument Flight (MIF) will hold an Open Hangar Community Event from 11 a.m. ...