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Madawaska union accepts 8.5% pay cut
MADAWASKA, Maine — The United Steelworkers union will take an immediate 8.5 percent wage cut in accepting a new three-year contract Monday that Fraser Papers Inc. management calls critical to … more
By Nick Sambides Jr.
BDN Staff | 2/9/10 | 5226 views
Woman named Fort Kent Citizen of the Year
FORT KENT, Maine — It was perhaps fitting that only a week before the opening of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver this northern Maine town recognized one of its own on the eve of her … more
By Julia Bayly
Special to the NEWS | 2/8/10 | 880 views
Missing children found in two separate searches
LUDLOW, Maine — A 7-year-old boy who last was seen in bed at his Ludlow home Saturday night was found Sunday asleep in thick growth in woods about three-quarters of a mile from his home, according … more
2/8/10 | 9310 views
Man hurt in chain snowsled accident
GLENWOOD PLANTATION, Maine — Speed was a contributing factor in a chain-reaction accident Saturday that injured a Poland man, officials say. Chris Arsenault, 22, who suffered multiple injuries … more
By Diana Bowley
BDN Staff | 2/8/10 | 873 views
Libra Foundation president to leave post in 2011
PORTLAND, Maine — The longtime head of a charitable trust in Maine that has given away $145 million over the past 20 years says he’ll be stepping down from his post at the end of next … more
By The Associated Press
| 2/7/10 | 261 views
President search narrows to three finalists at UMFK
BANGOR, Maine — The search for the new president for the University of Maine at Fort Kent has been narrowed to three finalists, including an alumnus of the system’s northernmost campus and … more
By Jessica Bloch
BDN Staff | 2/6/10 | 804 views
Oakfield food pantry seeks new home
OAKFIELD, Maine — An Oakfield food pantry is in danger of closing if it cannot find a permanent public home in one of the communities it serves by April 1. more
By Jen Lynds
BDN Staff | 2/6/10 | 422 views
Railroad files notice to abandon tracks
BANGOR, Maine — Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway said Thursday it has filed a “notice of intent” with the federal Surface Transportation Board to abandon 233 miles of its track in Aroostook and Penobscot counties. more
By BDN Staff
BDN Staff | 2/6/10 | 2236 views
Presque Isle, Ashland schools to see funding cuts
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — State Department of Education officials said earlier this week that only 12 of Maine’s 183 school districts will get more state aid for the fiscal year that begins July 1. more
By Jen Lynds
BDN Staff | 2/6/10 | 769 views
Fraser, unions reach tentative deal
MADAWASKA, Maine — The United Steelworkers union and Fraser Papers Inc. ended contract talks Thursday with a tentative deal that management said would keep the town’s 680-worker paper mill … more
By Nick Sambides Jr.
BDN Staff | 2/5/10 | 6650 views
County weekend features singing, snowmobiling
HOULTON, Maine — It will be a busy weekend in Aroostook County as snowmobilers, singers and ice fishermen are expected to flock to various towns to take part in winter activities. In Houlton, … more
By Jen Lynds
BDN Staff | 2/5/10 | 765 views
UMFK completes building renovation
FORT KENT, Maine — The University of Maine at Fort Kent announced Thursday that a $1.4 million renovation project has been completed at Powell Hall, a former dormitory now converted into office … more
By Jen Lynds
BDN Staff | 2/5/10 | 385 views
Electric co-op says NB Power deal to lower residential rates by 10%
MACHIAS, Maine — Eastern Maine Electric Cooperative will be lowering its supply prices beginning April 1. more
By Sharon Kiley Mack
BDN Staff | 2/4/10 | 1449 views
Fraser: OK contract or mill closes
MADAWASKA, Maine — Fraser Papers Inc. might close its paper mill here, idling about 680 employees, if unions don’t help the company escape bankruptcy by accepting a three-year contract that includes $4 million in concessions, a company official said Wednesday. more
By Nick Sambides Jr.
BDN Staff | 2/3/10 | 8434 views
County newsman Rhodes dies at 80
BANGOR, Maine — A former Bangor Daily News bureau chief whose career spanned more than three decades died Monday in Hilton Head, S.C. Dean Rhodes, a former resident of Presque Isle and later … more
By Dawn Gagnon
BDN Staff | 2/2/10 | 1577 views
Thrills, chills and a near spill in the Valley
FORT KENT, Maine — The only thought going through my head as the tree came closer was: “Thank goodness I borrowed that helmet.” more
By Julia Bayly
Special to the NEWS | 2/9/10 | 4437 views
Brewer gets $1.28 million for commerce park
BREWER, Maine — City officials learned last week that a $1.28 million earmark is heading to town to help develop the Brewer Business and Commerce Park, and today the first tenant is presenting its … more
By Nok-Noi Ricker
BDN Staff | 2/1/10 | 1811 views
Quality trails draw riders
FORT KENT, Maine — There are 13,500 miles of snowmobile trails connecting Maine from end to end — equal to the number of miles of highway, interstates and town roads. more
By Julia Bayly
Special to the NEWS | 2/1/10 | 3301 views
Longtime County priest to retire Feb. 1
MADAWASKA, Maine — Though he answered his calling late in life, Father James Albert has a religious career spanning more than two decades to reflect on as he retires effective Feb. 1. The pastor … more
By Julia Bayly
Special to the NEWS | 2/1/10 | 2582 views
Day with sled dogs all about fun, team building
STOCKHOLM, Maine — Whether participants had two legs or four, it was all about being part of a team at the University of Maine at Presque Isle Saturday afternoon. more
By Julia Bayly
Special to the NEWS | 2/1/10 | 2407 views
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