The University of Maine at Presque Isle is among dozens of schools whose applications for Upward Bound funding were rejected over formatting problems.
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Are snowbird farmers the next wave in agriculture?
Some Maine farmers are flying to Florida to continue growing crops in winter.
Presque Isle police report 5 heroin overdoses in 4 hours
A Facebook post by the police department warns heroin users to seek help ‘at the earliest possible moment.’
Maine Micmacs get $600,000 grant for affordable housing
The Aroostook Band of Micmacs is the northernmost American Indian tribe in the state.
Presque Isle, Maine: Home of potatoes and panic attacks
An analysis based on Google search terms finds the Aroostook County city is the nation’s ‘epicenter of anxiety,’ a designation that surprises local officials but not health experts.
Florida man, 80, arrested in strangling death of Presque Isle resident
Robert Craig is arrested Thursday in Florida following the death last week of 86-year-old Leo Corriveau.
Death of Presque Isle man ruled a homicide
Police say the death of 86-year-old Leo Corriveau has been ruled a homicide, but the cause of death has not been released.
Aroostook County man guilty of murdering ex-girlfriend
A jury deliberates less than two hours before convicting Jesse Marquis, 40, in the fatal stabbing and shooting of Amy Theriault, 31, in St. Francis two years ago.
University of Maine at Presque Isle president leaving
Linda Schott will become president of Southern Oregon University.
Maine Voices: This privately-owned land should be made for you and me
An erstwhile Mainer reminds that timber companies control much of the state’s choice wilderness, but that need not be the case.