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The morning of May 31 was wet and rainy, but that didn’t stop more than two dozen local residents from gathering at Houlton’s Monument Park to honor America’s soldiers who fell in the line of duty.
Houlton s Town Office. (Joseph Cyr | Houlton Pioneer Times)
Houlton Town Council to meet in-person as final zoom meeting sees disruption In light of the latest lifting of mask requirements and capacity limits in the Maine, the Houlton Town Council announced that the May 24 meeting was the last one to be held over Zoom only.
HOULTON, Maine In light of the latest lifting of mask requirements and capacity limits in the Maine, the Houlton Town Council announced that the May 24 meeting was the last one to be held over Zoom only.
“We’ll see faces we haven’t actually seen for awhile, and breathe a sigh of relief to welcome those who want to come back, to attend the meetings and participate and give their comments,” Council Chairman Chris Robinson said. “Not knocking Zoom, but you can see it’s more difficult to have a real interaction.”
Houlton s Riverfront Park trail. (Alexander MacDougall | Houlton Pioneer Times)
Expansion proposed for Houlton’s Riverfront Park trail Houlton Town Council heard a proposal on May 10 to extend the Riverfront Park walking trail beyond its three miles of scenic views of woodland and the Meduxnekeag River.
HOULTON, Maine Houlton Town Council heard a proposal on May 10 to extend the Riverfront Park walking trail beyond its three miles of scenic views of woodland and the Meduxnekeag River.
The proposed addition would see the walking trail extend near the I-95 bridge over the Meduxnekeag River, where the trail currently ends, and then go across so that people on the trail can walk on both sides of the river. The proposal was made by Gary Hagan, who developed the current trail that runs along the Meduxnekeag.
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Houlton s Visitor Information Center may soon be out of town hands since the Houlton Town Council voted to allow its sale during an April 27 meeting. (Joseph Cyr | Houlton Pioneer Times)
Houlton s Visitor Information Center may soon be out of town hands since the Houlton Town Council voted to allow its sale during an April 27 meeting. (Joseph Cyr | Houlton Pioneer Times)
Council OKs sale of Visitor Information Center The town’s stake in maintaining a tourist information center at its current location on the North Road may soon be coming to an end.
HOULTON, Maine The town’s stake in maintaining a tourist information center at its current location on the North Road may soon be coming to an end.