A youth movement was clearly on display Saturday in the girls state Class D championship as Southern Aroostook defeated Vinalhaven 54-37 for the school’s first title in 23 years. Read More
James J. Rochford, 75, was charged with three counts of unlawful sexual contact, one count of furnishing a place for minors to consume alcohol and one count of furnishing liquor to a minor, according to Houlton police. Read More
A Canadian mineral exploration company unveiled its initial plans Tuesday evening for analyzing a 6,871 acre parcel of land just north of Patten in the hopes of one day establishing a mine in the area. Read More
In a crazy game that lasted nearly four hours, had two lead changes and endured three, 30-minute weather delays, the Houlton girls soccer team outlasted Orono 3-2 Saturday in a rematch of last year’s Class C North championship. Read More
BANGOR, Maine — The team that has a dominating inside game to go along with solid perimeter shooting can go a long way. So it should come as no surprise that the George Stevens Academy girls are heading to the regional championship game. Second-seeded George Stevens… Read More
When Schenck started out its season with losing its first three games, veteran coach Derrick Thompson didn’t panic. Read More
Tourney basketball HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS PRESQUE ISLE 37, JOHN BAPST 36 No. 7 John Bapst (12-8) Philippon 4 3-6 11, Zephir 0 2-2 2, Cyr, Ellis, Legasse 1 0-0 3, Higgins 1 0-0 2, Lebel 1 0-0 2, Bell 6 0-0 16. Totals 13-5-36… Read More
Showing poise in the paint and a reliance on the team’s veteran leaders, the No. 4 Orono boys outlasted No. 5 Presque Isle 54-46 Saturday morning in a Class B North quarterfinal. Read More
HOULTON — Picking up right where they left off last season, which concluded with a second straight state championship, the Houlton girls basketball team opened their season Saturday with a convincing 72-50 win over Orono. Shire junior Kolleen Bouchard led all players with 36 points, including… Read More
Maine State Police are searching for the person responsible for a hit-and-run crash Monday evening on Interstate 95 that sent one woman to the hospital. Read More
A 34-year-old Houlton woman missing since early Monday morning was discovered alive Tuesday afternoon just a short distance from the home where she had last been seen Sunday night. Read More
Cassandra Nicole Bell, 34, was reported missing at 3:30 a.m. Monday. She was last accounted for around 9 p.m. Sunday. Read More
Two Houlton men were able to walk away from a late-evening rollover Sunday after spending the day at the Maine Potato Blossom Festival in Fort Fairfield. Read More
An introductory clinic for boys and girls between the ages of 7-12 will be held starting Monday, July 11. Read More
An overwhelming 84 percent of the total votes in the five municipalities were in favor of starting the withdrawal process from Regional School Unit 50. Read More
Local residents once again will be able to purchase beer and wine on Sundays. Read More
The town will be without the services of its newest police vehicle following a two-vehicle crash Friday, June 10, on the Ludlow Road. Read More
The vehicle left the road on the right-hand side and went into a ditch, causing the vehicle to roll onto its side. Read More
An 18-year-old Presque Isle man suffered only minor injuries Tuesday evening after his vehicle went off the road and rolled over on Interstate 95 in Oakfield. Read More
HODGDON, Maine — Second-year Hodgdon High School softball coach Sarah Williams didn’t know what to expect from her relatively young team as the Hawks hosted their first playoff game in a number of years Tuesday afternoon. After all, the Hawks have just two seniors, three juniors… Read More
