MARS HILL, Maine — March 18, 2026 — Mark and Anne Tareila stand in the treatment area of Aroostook Animal Emergency Services, now the state’s northernmost emergency veterinary clinic. (Cameron Levasseur | The County)
First emergency veterinarian north of Holden opens in Mars Hill
It’s the northernmost after-hours veterinary clinic in the state, meeting a significant need in a rural region that has long faced a shortage of veterinarians.





















