After a year of growth, questions remain at former Loring base
Dec 26, 2024 · LIMESTONE, Maine — Bringing back large-scale industry remained an elusive goal in 2024 for those tasked with redeveloping the former Loring Air Force Base 30 years after its closure.. Progress toward that goal — or lack thereof — will likely be a big story in Aroostook County in the new year.
Raven Center opens - The County
Nov 18, 2024 · The Central Aroostook Chamber of Commerce recently held a ribbon cutting at Raven Center, located at 18 Roberts St. in Presque Isle, managed by County Cares.
Donald Trump Jr. buys Maine hunting land from Austin Theriault’s …
Nov 25, 2024 · HOLDEN, Maine -- September 23, 2020 -- Donald Trump Jr. talks to supporters outside Maine Military Supply in Holden on Sept. 23, 2020. A company owned by Trump Jr. bought land in Crystal and Island Falls.
30 years after its closure, veterans share memories of Loring Air …
Sep 29, 2024 · LIMESTONE, Maine – Since Loring Air Force Base closed on Sept. 30, 1994, most conversations have centered on how to revitalize the base as a commerce center and its role in Aroostook County’s overall economic growth.. But those who served at Loring will always remember the base for the crucial and sometimes frightening role it …
Presque Isle’s first hibachi grill aims to open by Christmas
Sep 4, 2024 · Presque Isle will offer a new type of dining experience when its first Japanese grill restaurant opens later this year. Shogun Japanese Steakhouse is renovating a space in the Stone Ridge Events Center building on Maysville Street, across from …
The County | Classifieds | Employment
The County Federal Credit Union is seeking a Collections Manager in either their Old Town or Presque Isle Operations Centers. This position will manage the personnel and processes required to coordinate all collection efforts of the credit union.
Police arrest Ashland woman for alleged animal cruelty
Jan 15, 2025 · Ashland police have arrested a woman on three counts of animal cruelty after they found several neglected dogs at a home vacated in September.
Defense says Aroostook man fatally shot girlfriend in self-defense ...
Jan 13, 2025 · HOULTON, Maine — In opening arguments in the Aroostook County Superior Court murder trial of a Monticello man, the defense attorney on Monday said his client shot and killed his girlfriend, but that it was not murder.
Jury convicts Aroostook man of murdering girlfriend - The County
Jan 17, 2025 · A jury of nine men and three women on Friday afternoon found Jayme Schnackenberg guilty of murder in the 2023 shooting death of Kimberly Hardy — a decision they reached following a five-day trial in Aroostook County Superior Court in Houlton. Jurors deliberated for less than an hour before handing ...
Caribou - The County
Feb 12, 2025 · An impending snowstorm usually doesn’t thrill many people. But in Aroostook County, some folks couldn’t wait for the major winter storm that forecasters said would be arriving on Thursday.