Jen Lynds
Aroostook County Bureau
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SAD 33’s $3.2 million budget includes cuts in staff, administration
FRENCHVILLE, Maine — Though the state’s share of education funding for SAD 33 is down nearly 7 percent, school officials have made enough cuts, including in staffing and administration, to propose a budget that will cost taxpayers less than last year. Voters in SAD 33 will have a chance to ...
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Detective commended for emergency delivery of breech baby in Fort Fairfield
CARIBOU, Maine — A detective with the Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles’ Office of Investigations was lauded Thursday afternoon for going beyond the call of duty when she responded to a medical emergency and assisted in the delivery of a breech baby at a Fort Fairfield home last month. Stephanie ...
JEWELS FROM THE CROWN
The Definition Of Justice
on May 24, 2012, at 12:08 a.m.
by Jen Lynds When my fifth grade class put on a mock trial in Houlton, I wore an ill-fitting graduation gown to play the judge. That was the only time I was inside a courtroom until I became a journalist. Now, I believe that every young person should spend at ...
Robert Strout sentenced in connection with Amity triple homicide, drug crime
HOULTON, Maine — With his wife and members of the victims’ families looking on, an Orient man was sentenced Wednesday to serve a total of four years in prison in connection with the 2010 murder of three people in Amity. Robert Strout, 64, appeared in Aroostook County Superior Court before ...
Alaskan airline to begin service in Presque Isle, Bar Harbor
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — An Alaska-based airline chosen in March to continue to operate under the Essential Air Service program at Northern Maine Regional Airport in Presque Isle will begin service between the city and Boston’s Logan International Airport on June 15. Officials with Anchorage-based Peninsula Airways, doing business as ...
JEWELS FROM THE CROWN
National Police Week, And Remembering A Teacher/Trooper
on May 18, 2012, at 1:08 p.m.
by Jen Lynds Most longstanding Aroostook County residents would acknowledge an increase in crime in the region over the past few decades. While some people scoff at the storybook notion of towns where people do not have to lock their doors at night, that was the Aroostook County that I ...
Citywide arrests benefit Presque Isle hospital
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Dr. Roger Pelli became one of a number of physicians and other medical providers from The Aroostook Medical Center incarcerated Thursday amidst a police roundup in the city. Fortunately for the detainees, the crackdown was part of a 24-hour fundraiser to secure money to improve the ...
University of Maine at Presque Isle, Maine School of Science and Mathematics unveil new partnership
LIMESTONE, Maine — Officials with the University of Maine at Presque Isle and the Maine School of Science and Mathematics lauded a unique partnership Wednesday that will give MSSM students a head start on their college educations, save them a significant amount of money and encourage them to pursue degrees ...
Fallen officers honored in Aroostook County
HOULTON, Maine — Officials from local, state and national law enforcement agencies paused for a moment in Aroostook County on Tuesday afternoon to honor fallen officers and remember their sacrifice. The Houlton Police Department held its fourth annual memorial ceremony at the Houlton Fire Department, which was attended by approximately ...
Ashland man, 20, accused of hosting place for minors to consume alcohol after fight breaks out
PORTAGE, Maine — A 20-year-old Ashland man was summoned for providing a place for minors to consume alcohol after a fight at a party drew attention to the gathering. State police Sgt. Brian Harris said late Monday evening that the incident happened at 1:30 a.m. Sunday. According to Harris, police ...
JEWELS FROM THE CROWN
Cutting Out Cancer In The County
on May 15, 2012, at 1:01 a.m.
by Jen Lynds Since I am the only writer for the Bangor Daily News in Aroostook County, a significant portion of my job involves telling heart wrenching stories. There are approximately 76 towns in my coverage area, and that brings me in touch with a lot of people whose lives ...
Former Caribou fire chief indicted on sex charges
CARIBOU, Maine — The former chief of the Caribou Fire and Ambulance Department was indicted by the Aroostook County grand jury on several sex charges on Friday. Aroostook County District Attorney Todd Collins said Monday that he cannot divulge much information about the charges against Roy E. Woods, 67, of ...
Unique Presque Isle rooftop rally to benefit cancer patients
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — An Aroostook County hospital this week will launch a unique campaign to raise money to improve the quality of care for cancer patients and garner more money for research. The Aroostook Medical Center and Cumulus Broadcasting Radio Stations in The County are teaming up to hold ...
Drug, domestic violence charges top County grand jury list
CARIBOU — The Aroostook County grand jury continued on Friday to hand up indictments for charges involving drugs, crimes committed to procure drugs and domestic violence. Aroostook County District Attorney Todd Collins said that the grand jury completed its third session of the year and handed up 52 indictments. Those ...
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‘Got Colon?’ shirts show support for Presque Isle teen living life without one
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — When you’ve been diagnosed with a serious illness, a chance to safely put off a medical procedure for a chance to do something fun is a welcome relief. For Kailey Shaw, a 17-year-old junior at Presque Isle High School, relief came Saturday afternoon in the form ...
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UMPI, UMFK, Unity grads urged to make mark on the world
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Amid a bittersweet ceremony in which honorees said goodbye to their classmates, friends and the president who has been with the majority of them throughout their time at the college, 161 graduates at the University of Maine at Presque Isle received degrees during UMPI’s 103rd Commencement ...
POLICE BEAT
MDEA charge Van Buren man after reportedly finding evidence of meth lab
CONNOR, Maine — The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency spent Friday in a wooded area off Shean Road investigating a suspected methamphetamine manufacturing facility. Darrell Crandall, MDEA division commander, said Friday evening that the case is connected with an incident on April 16 in which an employee of a Van Buren ...
Three indicted in connection with Aroostook County meth lab
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Three people who were arrested and charged in February in connection with the discovery of a methamphetamine lab in Presque Isle were indicted by the Aroostook County grand jury Friday. Aroostook County District Attorney Todd Collins released the list of indictments late Friday. Daniel N. Miller, ...
Man crashes truck into trees in Madawaska Lake
TOWNSHIP 16 RANGE 4 — A man who crashed his truck into some trees in this township, commonly referred to as Madawaska Lake, was able to walk away from the accident. Darren Woods, chief of the North Lakes Fire and Rescue, said Friday that details of the single-vehicle accident still ...
County Physical Therapy taking over outpatient services for Fort Kent hospital
FORT KENT, Maine — Officials with an establishment that has five locations in Aroostook County announced Friday they are taking over outpatient physical therapy treatment of patients at Northern Maine Medical Center. The transition to County Physical Therapy, which has locations in Houlton, Presque Isle, Caribou, Madawaska and Fort Kent, ...
Glenburn art teacher killed in Friday morning collision in Bangor
Harvard student asked to leave bar for ‘bad behavior,’ not drunkenness
LePage blasts teachers union for endorsing same-sex marriage question
Reporting crime
A people’s revolt in Bar Harbor
Old Town football coach steps down
Perakslis helps UMaine beat Albany; Binghamton next in America East tournament
Orono baseball shuts out archrival Old Town for ninth straight victory
Stony Brook knocks out UMaine to win America East tournament
Aroostook businessman expands company out of home with hit mobile app 7 Little Words
Former CEO of MaineToday Media Richard Connor sued over $250,000 in loans
Small idea launches major project in Hampden
Diversity predicts export success, MIT professor tells Maine audience
New, old methods combine to deter scrap metal thefts in Aroostook
Gary Allan talks with the BDN leading up to Bangor concert
Out of the ashes, Central Street’s garden grows
Mid Coast Actor’s Studio provides new forum for classic plays
Signs lead artist to opportunity
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