Fort Kent Police are seeking information about the latest incident in a series of tool thefts in the town, Chief Tom Pelletier said.

A large tree falling on a power line caused a disruption in the transmission of electricity across the Canadian border, leaving 12,151 customers in Aroostook without power on Jan. 26, according to Versant Power. 

A garage housing a tractor trailer truck is a total loss but no nearby structures were damaged following a Saturday afternoon fire in Fort Kent. 

St. Francis firefighters responded Friday morning to a report of a car in flames at a local farm. 

The Madawaska Middle/High School girls varsity basketball season is canceled this year due to lack of players and COVID-19 fears. 

Michael J. Pelletier, 64, had asked to be released from a federal prison in Indiana due to health problems.

Thickening ice conditions in northern Maine and public inquiries into the event bode well for the success of the 16th annual Long Lake Ice Fishing Derby, organizers said Thursday. 

This report is not the one I enjoy writing at this time of year.   It seems that 2020 rubbed off on 2021.  The potential snowstorm that we were supposed to get last weekend ended up being more sleet and rain than snow. 

Officials with the Long Lake Ice Fishing Derby have announced that General Dynamics/Bath Iron Works has joined the 2021 event as a diamond level sponsor.

The Madawaska Middle/High School girls varsity basketball season is canceled this year due to lack of players and COVID-19 fears. 

The Van Buren Crusader girls basketball team wasn’t able to meet in-person until Jan. 4 of this year, several weeks later than the normal time, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. And while the short season will look much different, with fans not able to attend games and masks required during play, coach Griffin Clifford said the girls are just excited to have a chance to play.

Van Buren boys varsity basketball coach Steve Lapierre has 42 years of experience coaching basketball, 38 of which were varsity, in addition to about 40 years coaching boys varsity soccer, but this year’s season is providing the veteran coach and his team with all new challenges.

The National Catholic Risk Retention Group (National Catholic) has announced that Bishop Robert Deeley has been elected as its chairman of the board.

A year of waiting on spare change was well worth the wait for 11 County nursing care and assisted living facilities. 

The 1044th meeting of the Maine School Administrative District No. 33 will be held at 6:00pm on January 27, 2021 at Wisdom Middle/High School in St. Agatha.

Christopher Anderson, president of the F.A. Peabody Company (FAPCO), has announced that Liam Hughes has earned his Property and Casualty license. Hughes is a graduate of Presque Isle High School and Husson University, with a business degree.

The Greater Fort Kent Area Chamber of Commerce is seeking sponsors for its 73rd annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony. 

Aroostook Mental Health Services, Inc. (AMHC) is pleased to be the local provider for StrengthenME in Aroostook, Washington and Hancock counties. StrengthenME is Maine’s behavioral health and resiliency response to COVID-19, providing free stress management, wellness, and resiliency resources.

FORT KENT, Maine — Summer is fast becoming a memory as the trees along the Riverside South Trail in Fort Kent are quickly losing their leaves.

The iconic sign at the Gateway Motel toppled over due to Thursday’s high winds.

Prepare your pumpkins

Aftereffects of wind