The Houlton Sector of U.S. Customs and Border Protection arrested 113 “illegal aliens” from 16 countries in April, the sector’s highest number of arrests in a single month in nearly 24 years.
More than 550 teachers across the state were nominated this year by members of their school communities, according to the education department.
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire — It is with great pleasure that Southern New Hampshire University congratulates the following students on being named to the spring 2025 president’s list, for attaining a grade point average of 3.7 and above. The spring terms run from January to May: Rileigh Landry of Wade, Kristen Hall of Van Buren, Karaline […]
FORT FAIRFIELD, Maine — The Maine Potato Blossom Festival, a cornerstone of Aroostook County’s summer traditions, is set to kick off its 2025 celebration with exciting new additions thanks to a dynamic collaboration with Spud Speedway. The Festival celebrates its 78th year honoring the region’s long-storied agricultural heritage, and is hosted in Fort Fairfield from […]
Dwayne Gagnon of Caribou will open Elm Estates for middle-income renters sometime this summer in Presque Isle.
The district has been overspending and that has to stop, committee members said.
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — The Olympia Snowe Women’s Leadership Institute and MMG Insurance proudly partnered to host a dynamic leadership event on April 17 at the University of Maine at Presque Isle. The event, themed “Go for the Gold”, brought together Olympia Snowe Women’s Leadership Institute students, community volunteers and women from across MMG for […]
A company that owned a Masardis sawmill until January could pay $240,000 in fines for violating state environmental regulations, including improper handling of wastewater. Daaquam Lumber, owned by Groupe Lebel and Bois Daaquam of Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec, has been accused of multiple violations in a consent agreement issued by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection. The […]
We are three weeks away from our big Open House and 5K Walk. The Presque Isle Rotary Club and the Central Aroostook Humane Society are teaming up to put on a super fun “block party.”
Some Canadian residents with student visas reported considerable searches at the border on their way to attend classes.
