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Sunshine Expected to Start, Showers Return by Early Afternoon
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (WAGM) - Good morning everyone and happy Friday! After a humid start to the daytime yesterday, a few spots picked up on some showers and storms associated with some sunshine in the early afternoon and a backdoor cold front. Because they were more isolated to scattered in nature, rainfall totals did vary within the last 24 hours. Areas in southern Aroostook like Houlton only saw around a tenth of an inch of rain overall while places like Caribou saw right around a half inch.
Houlton is “on the cusp of something amazing,” according to new town manager
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (WAGM) - The Town of Houlton has a new town manager, Jeremy Smith, who recently moved to Aroostook County from northern New Mexico. “I’ve definitely been interested in relocating to northern Maine specifically for a few years now, looking at job opportunities in municipal government,” Smith told WAGM. “That’s my background, my immediate background - economic development programming is at the core of what I do.”
Follow Up Friday: Veterinary Shortages
HOULTON, Maine (WAGM) - There has always been a high demand for veterinary care in the town of Houlton, but with current vet shortages, people may be having an even harder time finding care for their animals. “We don’t have enough of anybody who knows how to take care of...
Softball Game Preview: Southern Aroostook on Home-Turf
Southern Aroostook is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Hodgdon is on a seven-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Southern Aroostook Warriors will take on the Hodgdon Hawks at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Southern Aroostook is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 13.3 runs per game this season.
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