A Maine State Police cruiser. (Natalie Williams | BDN)
Police incident closes section of Washburn Road The Maine State Police reported to Aroostook County Emergency Management on Friday around 1 p.m. that a law enforcement incident has traffic closed in all directions on Washburn Road from Chandler Road to Crouseville.
This story will be updated.
WASHBURN, Maine The Maine State Police reported to Aroostook County Emergency Management on Friday around 1 p.m. that a law enforcement incident has traffic closed in all directions on Washburn Road from Chandler Road to Crouseville.
The incident is in the area of Rum Rapids and the Hospitality Inn, police said.
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Steve Rusnak, owner of Full Bloom Cannabis in Fort Kent, is opening a retail marijuana store in Presque Isle. (Julia Bayly | BDN)
Steve Rusnak, owner of Full Bloom Cannabis in Fort Kent, is opening a retail marijuana store in Presque Isle. (Julia Bayly | BDN)
Retail marijuana shop to open in Presque Isle The Presque Isle City Council unanimously approved the city’s first retail marijuana license during last week’s city council meeting after there were no public hearing comments or objections.
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine The Presque Isle City Council unanimously approved the city’s first retail marijuana license during last week’s city council meeting after there were no public hearing comments or objections.
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Ducks, mostly Mallard, are a popular attraction at Mantle Lake Park in Presque Isle. (Paula Brewer | The Star-Herald)
Ducks, mostly Mallard, are a popular attraction at Mantle Lake Park in Presque Isle. (Paula Brewer | The Star-Herald)
Presque Isle to add more green space to city landscape There might just be more room to play outdoors in Presque Isle, if the Maine Public Utility Commission approves an offer from the city for 300 acres of public utility district land.
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine There might just be more room to play outdoors in Presque Isle, if the Maine Public Utility Commission approves an offer from the city for 300 acres of public utility district land.
Presque Isle City Hall, pictured in August 2020.
Presque Isle City Hall renovations move ahead The Presque Isle City Council voted 5 to 2 in favor of an $878,500 City Hall renovation, during Wednesday’s meeting. Councilors Randy Smith and Doug Cyr, who were in favor of an estimated $2.5 million new building project, cast the dissenting votes.
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine The Presque Isle City Council voted 5 to 2 in favor of an $878,500 City Hall renovation, during Wednesday’s meeting. Councilors Randy Smith and Doug Cyr, who were in favor of an estimated $2.5 million new building project, cast the dissenting votes.
The city received two contractor bids on the City Hall renovation project. The bid was awarded to the lowest bidder, DeVoe Construction. Slated to start this spring, the estimated eight-month project includes renovations to the first floor, the second floor and council chambers; redoing bathrooms, new windows, HVAC, and a freshen-up on the outside of the building.
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Luna the pug a few days after being rescued in Aroostook County. Credit: Courtesy of Charlotte Grotton
Luna the pug a few days after being rescued in Aroostook County. Credit: Courtesy of Charlotte Grotton
Luna the pug back home after surviving a month in the northern Maine outdoors It took the efforts of an entire community to bring 1-year-old Luna the pug home exactly a month after she ran off into the woods on the upper end of Academy Street in Presque Isle on March 5.
It took the efforts of an entire community to bring 1-year-old Luna the pug home exactly a month after she ran off into the woods on the upper end of Academy Street in Presque Isle on March 5. Read more.