Julia Bayly
Fort Kent
Suspect in NYC slaying arrested in Maine accused of smothering girl with pillow
LIMESTONE, Maine — The suspect arrested in northern Maine earlier this week in connection with the homicide of a New York City teenager is accused of suffocating the girl with a pillow, according to court documents. Christian Ferdinand, 20, was in court for his initial arraignment Thursday in a Brooklyn ...
Suspect arrested in Limestone for NYC murder appears in Brooklyn court
LIMESTONE, Maine — The suspect arrested in northern Maine earlier this week in connection with the murder of a New York City teenager appeared Thursday in a Brooklyn courtroom. Christian Ferdinand, 20, a student at the Loring Job Corps Center, was charged with second degree murder in connection with the ...
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Suspect in NYC murder arrested in Limestone
LIMESTONE, Maine — A Loring Job Corps student waived extradition earlier this week after being arrested and charged with second-degree murder in the January death of 14-year-old Shaniesha Forbes in New York City. Forbes’ body was found naked and with burn marks on it on Jan. 6 on a Brooklyn ...
‘Patrick at Perley Brook’ a fitting and personal tribute
FORT KENT, Maine — Music “hath charms to sooth the savage breast,” according to William Congreve in his 1697 poem, “The Mourning Bride.” Music can, and does so much more as a very powerful motivator for the human spirit. Played at just the right time, a particular song or tune ...
Pay-as-you-throw credited with reducing waste stream, but increasing roadside dumping in Presque Isle
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — A statewide trend in trash removal aimed at reducing the waste going into landfills is being blamed for increasing the littering problem in one northern Maine city. Since Presque Isle began the so-called “pay as your throw” method of trash disposal, residents are reporting seeing a ...
Aurora borealis in the northern Maine skies could be big draw for tourists
FORT KENT, Maine — From the first time humans looked up in wonder at the aurora borealis — or “northern lights” — those flickering, dancing rays of light and color have captivated and inspired storytellers, artists and scientists. Spring is prime aurora viewing time and the Maine Office of Tourism ...
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Loggers paint timber harvester pink to raise funds to fight cancer
FORT KENT, Maine — Dustin Marquis looks pretty good in pink. Good thing, too, since the 29-year-old northern Maine logger is going to be spending a big chunk of time surrounded by the color after painting his Tigercat feller buncher timber harvester bright pink as a quirky way to bring ...
Pink feller buncher to raise funds for, awareness of cancer
Local loggers and businesses join forces to create awareness and raise funds for cancer education by painting a feller buncher pink.
Crews from three departments fight brush fire in St. Francis
ST. FRANCIS, Maine — Crews from three departments remained on the scene of a brush fire Tuesday afternoon near the St. Francis-Allagash town line. Firefighters from St. Francis, Allagash and Fort Kent were joined by a water-dropping helicopter from the Maine Forest Service in battling the fire just off Route ...
Ford dealer buying GM dealership struck by fire in Fort Kent
FORT KENT, Maine — The owner of the local Ford dealership this week announced his plans to purchase Fort Kent-based GM dealership Valley Auto in a deal expected to close by the middle of this month. Valley Auto has been operating out of several temporary locations around the area ever ...
Woodland man dies in single-vehicle accident in Caribou
CARIBOU, Maine — A Woodland man is dead after a single-vehicle accident Thursday evening in Caribou, according to information released late Friday morning by Police Chief Michael Gahagan. Myles Campbell, 29, was alone in a 2006 Kia Sorento traveling east shortly before 6 p.m. Thursday when he failed to negotiate ...
Bike in Acadia month not to be missed
BAR HARBOR, Maine — Thank you National Park Service. From the bottom of my spokes to the top of my seat post, thank you. I had honestly thought I had seen Acadia National Park in every way possible — from hiking on Cadillac to driving its scenic byways to even ...
Is the world ready for reality television set at Rusty Metal Farm?
FORT KENT, Maine — Perhaps it was only a matter of time. Over the past decade reality based television has come to dominate the airwaves and within the last several years, Maine has started to get its share of screen time with shows like “American Loggers” and “North Woods Law.” ...
Power back on, but crews continue to investigate cause of power outages for 3,100 Aroostook County residents
FORT KENT, Maine — It took crews with Maine Public Service less than an hour to restore power to 3,100 customers who lost it in Soldier Pond and parts of Fort Kent up through Allagash Tuesday morning. But the utility workers had yet to determine a cause for the outage ...
SAD 27 votes to move grades to high school, but keeps pre-k at half days
FORT KENT, Maine — School officials on Tuesday backed away from a proposal to shift the schedules of some of the district’s youngest students while approving a plan to move seventh and eighth graders into the high school building. Together, the proposals would have meant nearly $200,000 in savings for ...
Commercial traffic temporarily re-routed from Madawaska border crossing due to lane repairs
MADAWASKA, Maine — U.S. Customs & Border Protection is temporarily closing the inbound commercial traffic lane at the Madawaska port of entry this weekend to repair damages caused by winter snow removal. The commercial lane, connecting Edmundston, New Brunswick, to Maine, will close at 4 p.m. Friday and reopen at ...
SAD 27 board to vote on moving Fort Kent middle school to high school
FORT KENT, Maine — SAD 27 School board members will vote Tuesday on a cost saving measure that would move grades seven and eight from the Fort Kent Elementary School building into a wing of the neighboring high school, according to Superintendent Tim Doak. That meeting is scheduled for 6 ...
Bundle up, it’s spring training time in northern Maine
FORT KENT, Maine — My, my, my, what a lovely winter we are having this spring up here in the north. Those of us who live in the upper tier of Maine have long since resigned ourselves to being sort of an afterthought for Mother Nature when it comes to ...
Allagash school brought back to life as heart of the community
ALLAGASH, Maine — To look at it now, it’s hard to imagine the Allagash community building was ever neglected or in danger of abandonment. In its heyday, what was the old school building housed close to 300 students from kindergarten to eighth grade, but today the population of the entire ...
Aroostook County man drawing attention with custom, hand-crafted drums
FRENCHVILLE, Maine — History is full of stories about those who follow the beat of a different drum. Meet Curtis Collin, a young craftsman from northern Maine who is following his own beat all the way to Nashville, and that could just be the beginning. Collin, 22, has a passion ...
Nichole Cable: In our minds, hearts
Guest Post: “I’m about ready to name my daughter Revolution.”
How to humble a wing nut
Bucksport’s Wood enjoying the professional cage in MMA bouts
Unity Raceway heading in new direction when track opens for season Sunday
Former Dexter, Nokomis coach Pratt takes Mount View football post
UMaine’s Fransoso overcomes injuries, turns passion for baseball into stellar career
Houlton makes plans for new hockey boards at Millar Civic Center
