As the calendar inches toward fall, hundreds of Maine farms are preparing for the grueling weekslong marathon that is the potato harvest. They’ll work sunup to sundown, for six or seven days a week, to extract some 1.7 billion pounds of potatoes from the ... See more
The Aroostook Centre Mall in Presque Isle appears likely to avoid a foreclosure auction over an unpaid debt to a contractor, the mall’s owner and the contractor’s attorney told the Bangor Daily News on Thursday. Mall owner Dana Cassidy owes the Winslow-ba... See more
The Presque Isle City Council will vote on whether five buildings in its city are dangerous, marking a significant expansion of the city’s safety enforcement. The council Wednesday scheduled five dangerous building hearings for its October and November me... See more
A controversial year-old amendment to Caribou’s ordinance regulating its cannabis industry has been voided as the result of a legal challenge filed by a sitting city councilor and a former council candidate. The council made changes to the ordinance witho... See more
It was barely 6 a.m., but the crew of Czech Mate was already in action. A half dozen volunteers offloaded equipment for what they hoped would be the first successful flight of the weekend at the Crown of Maine Balloon Fest in Presque Isle. From a trailer ... See more
