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1 week ago | 
thecounty.me | Paula Brewer
CARIBOU, Maine — A Caribou medical cannabis business can continue operating while city leaders wrangle over new state wording that classifies caregiver offices as retail stores. The Caribou City Council voted 4-2 Tuesday night to allow Derrell Richardson, who owns Richardson’s Remedies, to remain open until legal questions are sorted.
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1 week ago | 
bangordailynews.com | Paula Brewer
CARDROSS, Prince Edward Island — Just 12 hours after launching from Presque Isle, the Torabhaig Atlantic Explorer made an early landing in Prince Edward Island. The hydrogen-powered balloon had an apparent gas leak that forced the pilots to land before completing their trans-Atlantic quest, according to a social media post from Torabhaig International Explore Flight Control.
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1 week ago | 
bangordailynews.com | Paula Brewer
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — What started as a childhood dream for a Pennsylvania man became a historic balloon launch in Presque Isle on Wednesday night. At about 10 p.m., a multinational team of pilots lifted off in the Torabhaig International Explorer, aiming to fly the first open-basket hydrogen balloon across the Atlantic.
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1 week ago | 
thecounty.me | Paula Brewer
Caribou will get a $4 million federal boost to clean up the remains of its former power plant near the Aroostook River. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $38 million in brownfields funding on May 16 to benefit 25 projects throughout Maine. Caribou is the only community in northern Maine to receive a grant. The defunct power plant on lower Lyndon Street has been vacant for 13 years and contains metals, asbestos and other dangerous materials.
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1 week ago | 
bangordailynews.com | Paula Brewer
Caribou will get a $4 million federal boost to clean up the remains of its former power plant near the Aroostook River. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $38 million in brownfields funding on May 16 to benefit 25 projects throughout Maine. Caribou is the only community in northern Maine to receive a grant. The defunct power plant on lower Lyndon Street has been vacant for 13 years and contains metals, asbestos and other dangerous materials.
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2 weeks ago | 
thecounty.me | Paula Brewer
FORT FAIRFIELD, Maine — Fort Fairfield’s budget advisory committee wants town officials to rein in salaries for the coming year. The committee shared its recommendations with the Fort Fairfield Town Council during a meeting on May 21. Committee member Stev Rogeski briefed the council on 27 recommendations to cut costs and improve the town’s economy. The suggestions would save the town $86,000 on its proposed $4.3 million budget for 2025-26, members said.
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2 weeks ago | 
thecounty.me | Paula Brewer
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — People are graduating from SAD 1 adult education in record numbers. The program will see its highest number of graduates ever for the second year in a row, Adult and Community Education Director Shara Page told members of the SAD 1 school board on May 20. Last year was a stellar year with 34 graduates, but this year will surpass that with 42 students receiving diplomas and completing high school equivalency requirements, Page said.
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2 weeks ago | 
thecounty.me | Paula Brewer
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — With no discussion and little opposition, residents of SAD 1 voted to pass a $31.9 million budget for the coming fiscal year. Roughly 60 residents turned out for the district’s annual budget meeting on Wednesday, including school board members and staff. SAD 1 includes Presque Isle, Castle Hill, Chapman, Mapleton and Westfield. The figure is a 3.5 percent increase over last year’s $30.9 million.
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2 weeks ago | 
thecounty.me | Paula Brewer
The town of Ashland has hired a longtime law enforcement officer as its new police chief. Michael Montpetit started his new post on May 1 with an annual salary of $70,000. He is Ashland’s second police chief in six months. Fort Kent native Christopher Cyr was hired on Nov. 1 but resigned after four months on the job, Ashland Town Manager Alicia Burby said. Cyr replaced Cyr Martin, who had served 20 years as police chief and seven as town manager.
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2 weeks ago | 
bangordailynews.com | Paula Brewer
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — A grocery store that has been part of Presque Isle for decades will close its doors at the end of Thursday. Steaks N’ Stuff, owned by brothers Jimmy and Joe Donahue, will close at 6 p.m., Jimmy Donahue announced earlier Thursday on Facebook. The store is closing for purely personal reasons, Joe Donahue said Thursday morning. It’s unrelated to the Trump administration’s threatened tariffs on Canada, which has concerned many businesses near the border.
