Jen Lynds
Aroostook County Bureau
- 207.538.6567
- jlynds@bangordailynews.com
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Bridgewater farm, sugarhouses across state celebrate Maine Maple Sunday
BRIDGEWATER, Maine — The rich, flavorful maple syrup from Bradbury Maple Farms in Bridgewater may pour slowly onto a plate of pancakes, ployes or other food, but very little about the maple tapping season is slow for the Bradbury family business. When they opened their doors on Maine Maple Sunday, ...
Red Cross to honor Fort Kent teen who saved diabetic man’s life
FORT KENT, Maine — Christopher Daigle, 14, still clearly remembers the afternoon last July when he set out to take part in what he thought would be an ordinary few hours fundraising for the Fort Kent Community High School soccer team. He had participated in bottle drives before, and his ...
For students at Maine School of Science and Mathematics, ‘J-Term’ projects bring new look at life, lands and learning
LIMESTONE, Maine — Ever since the first students walked through the doors of The Maine School of Science and Mathematics in September 1995, the school has repeatedly garnered a reputation as one of the best magnet school’s in the nation and as Maine’s top high school. Much of that acclaim ...
Sentencing date set for Mars Hill man in kidnapping, murder plot case
MARS HILL, Maine — A sentencing date has been set for a local man found guilty in January for trying to hire someone to carry out a robbery, kidnapping and murder plot. Mark S. Stetson, 43, will be sentenced on April 3 in Aroostook County Superior Court in Houlton, a ...
Houlton to decide on $194,000 loan on Monday evening
HOULTON, Maine — Town Councilors are expected to vote Monday evening to take out a substantial loan to complete what officials say are much needed projects in the community. Before they vote, however, the council will hold a public hearing on the proposal to borrow $194,000 over five years from ...
Houlton police to kick off new safety program to check on seniors
HOULTON, Maine — Most people in the state know that Maine has an aging population, and it is not uncommon to see younger citizens taking care of elderly neighbors by shoveling their walkways, checking on them during cold snaps, or mowing their lawns from time to time. But what happens ...
State supreme court favors Madawaska in housing dispute
MADAWASKA, Maine — The Maine Supreme Judicial Court earlier this month upheld a judgment entered in Aroostook County Superior Court officially ruling that a municipality followed all regulations and that a Madawaska couple should have lost their home to foreclosure more than three years ago. The high court heard oral ...
Six cars involved in accident that shut down Route 1 in Westfield on St. Patrick’s Day
WESTFIELD, Maine — Six cars were involved in an accident that closed a section of Route 1 for several hours on St. Patrick’s Day and sent two people to a Presque Isle hospital with minor injuries. Sgt. Forrest Dudley of the Aroostook County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement released ...
Aroostook County’s Twenty 2 Vodka moving business to Brewer
HOULTON, Maine — An award-winning premium micro-distilled vodka that has called Aroostook County home since its launch in 2009 will soon be moving to Brewer. Scott Galbiati and his wife, Jessica Jewell, founders of The Northern Maine Distilling Company and creators of Twenty 2 Vodka, confirmed Friday that they have ...
Presque Isle area school district waiting for final approval on Chinese partnership
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Officials in SAD 1 are getting closer to i nking an agreement that would allow SAD 1 to forge educational ties with China and also open the door for students in the district to one day study in that country. SAD 1 Superintendent Dr. Gehrig Johnson ...
Two indicted in Caribou home invasion
CARIBOU, Maine — Two men arrested in January in connection with a home invasion in Caribou have been indicted by the Aroostook County grand jury. Aroostook County District Attorney Todd Collins said Friday that the grand jury indicted more than 40 people during its second session of 2013. Two indictments ...
Smoking materials likely caused fatal Presque Isle fire
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — An investigator with the state fire marshal’s office said that smoking materials likely caused the fire that killed a Presque Isle man on Sunday. Tim Lowell, senior investigator with the agency, said Monday evening that the fire that killed 36-year-old Shawn Withington started at or near ...
Trial date set for man charged with murder of missing Presque Isle woman
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — A trial date has been set for a Presque Isle man arrested and charged last summer with intentional or knowing murder in the death of a woman who had been missing for nearly 13 years. Jury selection in the case against George Jaime, 76, is set ...
Littleton family of 5 homeless after fire
LITTLETON, Maine — A family of five was left homeless on Friday morning and a 90-year-old structure was destroyed in a fire on Framingham Road. Littleton Fire Department Chief Dwight Cowperthwaite said Friday afternoon that the blaze that gutted the home of Timothy and Pamela Cummings and their family began ...
Allagash man loses home to fire
ALLAGASH, Maine — Firefighters from two departments spent approximately three hours battling a blaze early Friday morning that threatened their safety with explosions and leveled a home on Allagash Road. Crews from the Allagash Volunteer Fire Department and the St. Francis Fire Department managed to save a nearby dwelling from ...
Death of Chapman couple ruled murder-suicide
CHAPMAN, Maine — State police said Friday afternoon that the deaths of an elderly couple who died within hours of each other was a case of domestic violence murder-suicide. Department of Public Safety spokesman Stephen McCausland said that Marcus Sykora, 81, shot his wife, 77-year-old Sheila Sykora, and then turned ...
Police in Chapman investigating bodies found in home
Police found body of elderly man dead in Chapman home, elderly woman was rushed to hospital and later died. Bodies sent to M.E. for autopsy. Video is of police in front of house
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Police investigating deaths of Aroostook County couple
CHAPMAN, Maine — Detectives remained Thursday evening at a Chapman home business where an elderly man was found dead and his wife fatally injured, according to Maine State Police Lt. Christopher Coleman. Marcus Sykora, 81, was found dead in the basement of the Chapman Road home in this small community ...
Chester man escapes injury in logging truck accident that shuts down Route 2A
REED PLANTATION, Maine — A Chester man escaped injury on Tuesday afternoon after he lost control of a loaded log truck he was driving and the vehicle rolled over on Route 2A. The highway was shut down for approximately 3 hours while the logs were cleared from the road and ...
Police find remains believed to be Nichole Cable, 15, in Old Town woods
Orono man charged with murder in death of Glenburn teen
Family remembers Nichole “CoCo” Cable, warns of social media dangers
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Eastport teen notches first ‘Bandolero’ racing victory
Houlton makes plans for new hockey boards at Millar Civic Center
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