FRANKLIN COUNTY - Two rural Maine Republican candidates are seeking the Second District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, with the Republican Primaries in June 2024. The Bulldog asked each a few questions that pertain to Franklin County. Austin Theriault of Fort Kent currently represents Maine’s 1st district in the state legislature, including
Catholic Charities runs three food banks that help stock 26 food pantries in Aroostook County, and almost every pantry has reported an increase in clients, according to Jon Blanchard, Catholic Charities assistant director for hunger and relief services. Food pantries that used to see 200 to 300 people a month are now seeing 400 to 500, he said.
Educators and businesses from the Northern Maine Growth Initiative discussed what resources the group can put together for immigrant communities who are interested in moving to the region.