A state program to help stimulate the expansion of broadband Internet access into rural Maine is generating some controversy as communications firms that compete against some of the grant recipients are challenging the fairness of the program.
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LIMESTONE, Maine — Potato processing giant Lamb Weston has no immediate plans to develop a facility in Maine, although the company continues to watch economic and agricultural activity in the state.
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PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — A prediction that residents in Aroostook County would reach out to help their own this winter has proved true, as the United Way of Aroostook County’s Keep the County Warm program is thriving thanks to support from residents.
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PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Faithful fans of the past four Aroostook Idol competitions will see familiar faces when they come to this year’s shows.
This year, the winners from the previous four …
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PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — A Presque Isle couple lost everything they owned, including some family pets, over the weekend when an early morning fire gutted their home.
Rich Wark, a deputy chief for …
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HOULTON, Maine — A slightly revised municipal budget will go before the Town Council when it meets for a public hearing on the fiscal forecast on Jan. 15.
During a recent council meeting, the …
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PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — A Presque Isle couple lost everything they owned, including some family pets, over the weekend after an early morning fire gutted their manufactured home on Saturday.
Rich …
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PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — A Presque Isle juvenile has been arrested and charged with theft in connection with a car stolen from a parking lot off Main Street early Sunday morning.
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CARIBOU, Maine — Two “ATLC Weekend” programs have been scheduled on two Saturdays in January for students in grades six through eight in the St. John Valley.
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BANGOR, Maine — Two men arrested Saturday in the Houlton area have been charged in U.S. District Court in Bangor with violating immigration laws.
One man is charged with being in the country …
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FORT KENT, Maine — The town moved a little closer to recovering from last spring’s disastrous flooding with news that the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development is kicking in …
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BANGOR, Maine — John Bishop, a 33-year newspaper veteran who helped usher Bangor Publishing Co. into the computerized era in the 1980s and retired in 2003 as the company’s vice president, died …
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FORT KENT, Maine — The proposed restructuring plan combining SAD 27 and SAD 10 into one administrative unit received a unanimous endorsement from the Fort Kent Town Council on Monday …
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FORT KENT, Maine — Members of the Fort Kent Snowmobile Association are looking for alternate short-term funding after the Town Council declined to loan $40,000 toward the purchase price of a new …
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All five of Maine’s public television stations are set to make the transition from analog to digital signal on Sunday, Jan. 11, more than a month ahead of the nation’s Feb. 17 date.
The switch …
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PORTAGE, Maine — A 15-year-old Windham boy died Saturday night from injuries he suffered earlier in the day when he crashed his snowmobile into a tree on a marked trail in Portage.
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TOWNSHIP 13, RANGE 5, Maine — Maine game wardens say a 15-year-old from Windham died from his injuries after crashing his snowmobile into a tree west of the town of Portage.
Lt. Doug Tibbetts …
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