Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli

6 days ago | thecounty.me | Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli

ALLAGASH, Maine — A new 15-mile downriver Class II whitewater canoe and kayak race is sparking some buzz among veteran paddlers still deciding whether to make the trek north on May 18. The 1st Annual Tylor Kelly Allagash Dash, slated for 10 a.m. May 18, was recognized by Maine Canoe & Kayak Racing Organization as the 11th race in a 2025 series that awards racers points as it goes along, according to Jake Feener, who is organizing the event with his wife Lisa.

1 week ago | bangordailynews.com | Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli

ORIENT, Maine — Two people were killed and a third was airlifted to Bangor following a collision Thursday on Route 1 in Orient. Dale Foley Sr., 66, and Donna Foley, 61, both of Orient, were killed. Jayson Brewer, 50, ofWeston was flown to Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, according to the Aroostook County Sheriff’s Office. Brewer was allegedly driving a 2022 Dodge Ram south in the wrong lane and struck the 2019 Jeep Compass driven by Dale Foley, according to police.

1 week ago | thecounty.me | Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli

HOULTON, Maine — The first paddlers in the Meduxnekeag Canoe Race rounded the final river bend at 11:24 a.m. before the finish Saturday. Seasoned racers J.D. Burke and Brady Burke, in their 1985 Wenonah Kevlar canoe, were the first paddlers to cross the finish line in the eight-mile staggered start in the Down River Series race, placing first in their class with a time of 1:25:12.

2 weeks ago | thecounty.me | Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli

HOULTON, Maine — For the second time in a month, a 20-something has been appointed to a leadership role in Houlton. Alexis Brown, a 28-year-old who manages the Houlton branch of Katahdin Trust, was appointed to a vacant seat on the Town Council on Monday night. That came less than a month after 26-year-old entrepreneur Cameron Clark was appointed town manager, on April 4. For the past several years, Houlton Town Council seats often went unchallenged.

3 weeks ago | thecounty.me | Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli

HOULTON, Maine — A group of northern Maine nurses are fighting to save an Aroostook County birthing unit slated to close next week. Houlton Regional Hospital’s chief operating officer, Gina Brown, unexpectedly announced that the labor, delivery, recovery and postpartum department would close on May 2. The unit’s 13 nurses, who said they love caring for the women and babies, called on the community to help keep the unit open.