Presque Isle News

It's not every day that high schoolers have the chance to talk to members of Congress.

The University of Maine System's Board of Trustees unanimously approved a budget Monday that will again freeze tuition and fees at the system's seven universities.

At college commencement ceremonies across the country, it is not unusual to hear stories about students who have overcome tremendous obstacles in order to receive their degrees.

Multiple crews fought a blaze that start around 9:30 this morning, not to a structure fire but rather a heavily burning fuel tank.

Gov. Paul LePage 's veto of a bill that would prevent Maine cities and towns from requiring superintendents to live within their school districts was upheld Tuesday by the Maine Legislature.

We are told not to pay too much attention to the hospital cost data released last week.

The Aroostook Medical Center in Presque Isle made history on Monday, May 13, 2013, becoming the first facility in the state, and only second in the nation, to convert its heating and cooling from fuel oil to compressed natural gas.

Trash along the Parsons Road has become a common sight in Presque Isle. Some residents are blaming the city's pay as you throw program.

Consumers have gained access for the first time to the rates charged by hospitals for the most common inpatient procedures, but for the average patient the data won't matter.

Over the past few years, officials at The Aroostook Medical Center have noticed a growing need for occupational therapists in the city and surrounding areas to focus on children diagnosed with conditions such as autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and apraxia.

Art lovers of all ages flocked to the Wintergreen Art Center in Presque Isle on May 3 for an art auction to benefit a forthcoming Northern Maine Cultural Center.

Now that the weather is warmer, it's not just people out and about, moose are in transit now and Maine drivers need to be aware.

Payscale, a salary data provider, answered this question by comparing the average cost of education to predicted income over 30 years for graduates at 1,060 schools in the United States.

A Presque Isle property manager who has worked to rid the apartment complexes he oversees of crime is now serving as the voluntary chaplain for the local police department.

Grace Stevenson visited for three weeks with Brent and Kathy Stevenson in Oxford.

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Maine Potato Growers Inc., which has retail stores in Houlton and Presque Isle offering everything from fertilizer to farm equipment, will soon be closing its doors, company officials announced this week.

Don Young begins the transformation into Bo-Bo in his camper outside of the Bangor Auditorium before the opening show of the 2013 Anah Shrine Circus.

Four hours. That's how long it took Aroostook County band Mellow Endeavor to record their debut LP, "All Paths Lead Home," available this weekend at their Aroostook County CD release parties, and for download and purchase on May 21.

Landing a plane on a Maine highway may be a rare event, but for Roger Wolverton the details of Friday's forced landing on Interstate 95 in Litchfield sounded a familiar refrain.