Houlton News

HOULTON, Maine - A Canadian man who held police at bay for nine hours last March by threatening to blow up a Cyr Bus Line bus will serve more than a year in jail on terrorizing and assault charges related to the incident.

HOULTON, Maine - A Houlton man who was arrested almost three years ago after severely cutting a man at the home of his former girlfriend will serve 18 months in prison for his crimes.

This bottle drive fund raiser is COUNTY WIDE, to benefit the all of Aroostook for services that are too rewarding not to do.

Seven Maine public libraries will participate in The Maine Center for Entrepreneurial Development's event featuring Steve Blank, a renowned entrepreneurship educator in Silicon Valley.

HOULTON, Maine - Police say that an unlocked, running vehicle Monday afternoon proved too tempting for a man who had been released earlier that day from the Aroostook County Jail in Houlton.

The report of a fire in Ludlow led to the discovery of the body of a man from Houlton.

WM brings Rotopress to the U.S. - EPA's Landfill Methane Outreach Program annual conference - Good old fashioned shameless WRN promotion GM releases first sustainability report - American filmmaker spends time with Cairo's garbage people - Terracycle has almost completed a process to make a picnic on dirty diapers possible Jan.

HOULTON, Maine - Three of four individuals accused of burglarizing a Linneus home while the owners were at a funeral remain free on bail as they await a March court hearing on the case.

HOULTON, Maine - A Littleton man injured a Houlton policeman so badly during an assault that the officer will be out of work for three months, according to the local police chief.

A Houlton man who was arrested last month for allegedly growing marijuana in the basement of his mother's house to sell to help pay her property taxes made an initial appearance in court earlier this week.

STACYVILLE, Maine - Approximately 14 months after a man's body was found in the woods of Stacyville, police are still unsure as to the identify of the individual.

All four new partners were part of the same summer associate program in 2002. Rebecca West Greenfield, originally from Brooklyn, New York, and now a resident of Portland, joined the firm as an associate in the real estate practice group in 2003.

CARIBOU, Maine - A local man who police believe is responsible for a string of home burglaries over the past six months was arrested and charged while he allegedly was in possession of numerous stolen items.

HOULTON, Maine - Although he admitted it was an "expensive uphill learning curve," Town Manager Doug Hazlett won the support of town councilors who agreed to pass the 2012 municipal budget with funding to maintain the now town-owned Tourist Information Center intact.

Maine state police arrested a Lee man over the weekend in Bancroft who they say was under the influence of bath salts when he lit his girlfriend's car on fire.