17 hours ago
Sadie Grace
It is with a heavy heart that I am writing this story. We lost our Yorkipoo Sadie Grace on Jan. 21.
Presque Isle
17 hours ago
Grant opportunity opens
To the editor:
AARP Maine is thrilled to announce that the 2026 AARP Community Challenge grant program is now accepting applications.
17 hours ago
Keeping energy more affordable
To the editor:
Energy policy viscerally impacts families, businesses and communities in Aroostook County and across northern Maine. We really feel it during these cold winters when the heating bills stack up.
17 hours ago
A note from a mosquito
Satire is a strong part of trying to understand why the world is as it is. Usually humorous, it poses, answers and reposes questions asked and unasked. What follows is a gentle bit of satire.
17 hours ago
The dog
I drove by the tiny, rustic house each day on my way to work. As soon as I could catch a glimpse of the yard, I would slow down and quickly turn my head to check and see if the dog was sitting in the doghouse door, his head straight ahead with a heavy, rusty chain on his neck.
17 hours ago
Free grief support groups to start
Anyone who has recently lost a loved one and is looking for grief support is invited to join Northern Light Home Care and Hospice at one of two free, six-week grief support groups.
17 hours ago
The great ice fishing bait debate
Some ice fishermen walk into a bait shop, plunk down their bucket and their money and then happily head for the lake with whatever size, shape and species of bait fish the owner has dipped out
18 hours ago
The hope chest
Within my mother’s cedar chest are many treasures: baby shoes from both of her children, colored pictures that run outside the lines, a silk blanket from Japan, old photos of my parents when their love was powerful and sweet at the same time
18 hours ago
Music in your history
When we’re writing our family history we focus on dates, vital records and names of family members. But there’s more to add to complete the picture of a family’s life.
18 hours ago
Echoes of Loring: Maine’s unseen elder care erosion
Up in Aroostook County — where folks call it “The County” like it’s family — remnants of the former Loring Air Force Base sit like a faded memory.
