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The Best Places to Retire in Maine Might Surprise You

Have you considered retiring to Maine?

Maine · 7d

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Aroostook County voters weigh choices in US Senate race

With the midterms less than a week away, Aroostook voters are weighing two of their own in one of the nation’s most watched races. Republican incumbent U.S. Sen. Susan Collins and Democratic challenger Troy Jackson have both touted their working class heritage in Aroostook in their U.S. Senate battle. Collins, 73, points to her family’s longtime lumber business. Jackson, 58, touts five generations of logging roots.

Aroostook County, ME · 6d
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Pierce Gorneault Wins State Title as County Cross Country Teams Shine

Caribou's Pierce Gorneault wins the Class B state championship, Emma Graves takes second, Houlton/GHCA finishes runner-up in Class C, and Caribou earns both Class B Sportsmanship Awards.

Aroostook County, ME · 5d

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Northern Maine Community College, Avec Community Action, United Way of Aroostook celebrate official opening of campus childcare center

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine – Community leaders, educators, families and supporters gathered to celebrate the official opening and ribbon cutting of the NMCC Childcare Center operated by Avec Community Action, located in the Timothy D. Crowley Building on the campus of Northern Maine Community College. The new center represents the...

Aroostook County, ME · 5d
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5 Aroostook County theater groups team up for County Theater Season

AROOSTOOK COUNTY, Maine (WAGM) - Five theater groups in Aroostook County are teaming up to promote each other’s productions and give audiences a reason to attend more than one show. County Theater Season begins Friday and runs through Nov. 22. It brings together community and high school productions from...

Aroostook County, ME · 7d

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Presque Isle elementary unveils attendance-based book vending machine

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (WAGM) - Elementary students in Presque Isle can earn free books through new book vending machines that reward good attendance. Pine Street Elementary held an assembly Tuesday to unveil their machine and explain to students how they can earn books. Attendance at Pine Street. Bill Guerrette, the...

Presque Isle, ME · 9d

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P.I. Book Vending Machines Promote Good Attendance

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (WAGM) - Elementary students in Presque Isle have a new way to dive into reading, thanks to new attendance-driven book vending machines. Pine Street and Skyway Elementary received donations toward the machines, which reward students for good attendance. Elementary students in Presque Isle are earning their way...

Presque Isle, ME · 9d

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Maine’s Paper-and-Potato Country Comes With a Tradeoff — What Millinocket and Presque Isle Mean for Visitors North of Bangor

Maine communities north of Bangor rewards a visitor who treats it as a working place rather than a backdrop. The...

Bangor, ME · 22d

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What’s Up Aroostook: October 23rd-25th

AROOSTOOK COUNTY, Maine (WAGM) - Welcome back into What’s Up Aroostook!. Friday night, the Mapleton Daze Committee is hosting its second annual Trunk or Treat at Mapleton Elementary School from 6 to 8 PM, with Halloween fun for kids of all ages. And if you’re in southern Aroostook and...

Aroostook County, ME · 13d

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Presque Isle council candidate for economic development and transparency

Eugene Cronin is one of three candidates for two open seats. The other two candidates declined interviews with the BDN.

Presque Isle, ME · 14d

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Versant Power continues work on transmission upgrades in Northern Maine

Crews for Maine utility Versant Power are working on approximately 7.5 miles of transmission line upgrades between Limestone and Madawaska in Northern Maine. It is… The post Versant Power continues work on transmission upgrades in Northern Maine appeared first on Daily Energy Insider .

Madawaska, ME · 15d

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Aroostook communities win fight to keep trash services

County commissioners voted Wednesday to restore the contract Benedicta and Silver Ridge townships have with Sherman to dispose of solid waste.

Aroostook County, ME · 15d

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Drought lowers well levels in northern Maine

AROOSTOOK COUNTY, Maine (WAGM) - About half the country relies on private wells for everyday water use. An ongoing drought is leaving some wells with record low levels, and with winter approaching, local officials say the next few weeks could be critical for the groundwater supplies that keep wells working.

Maine · 15d

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Heating oil costs test political loyalties in northern Maine

As voters in Maine consider the races on this year’s ballot, another issue is weighing heavily: the high cost of heating oil amid the ongoing war with Iran.

Maine · 16d

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Aroostook communities win fight to keep trash services

Two southern Aroostook communities will keep their trash disposal arrangement with a nearby town after County leaders reversed a decision to terminate the agreement. Aroostook County Commissioners voted Wednesday to restore the contract Benedicta and Silver Ridge townships have with Sherman, which provides them a site to dispose of solid waste.

Aroostook County, ME · 15d

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Some Maine groundwater hits record lows amid drought

Groundwater levels in parts of Maine are hitting record lows as drought conditions worsen across the state. Nick Stasulis, a water specialist at the U.S. Geological Survey said that monitoring wells in southern and central Maine are registering levels that are below or very below normal for this time of year.

Maine · 18d

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Caribou Cat Spay/Neuter Clinic Begins with Hiccups

CARIBOU, Maine (WAGM) - Cat owners throughout the county have gotten the chance to get veterinary care during a low-cost spay/neuter clinic in Caribou this week. The clinic started Monday morning with a few hiccups but now the process is going much smoother. The clinic’s vets say Aroostook County cats have been receiving a variety of much needed vet care, calling the county a veterinary desert.

Caribou, ME · 16d

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Heating oil costs test political loyalties in northern Maine

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Red Cross installs smoke alarms in 25 Aroostook County homes

AROOSTOOK COUNTY, Maine (WAGM) - The American Red Cross installed new smoke alarms in 25 homes in Aroostook County. Volunteers went out Saturday to install the alarms as part of Home Fire Prevention Month, observed in October. The Red Cross offers the installations countywide as colder weather approaches to any household that signs up.

Aroostook County, ME · 17d