Maine Family Planning is ending its primary care practice for nearly to 1,000 patients by the end of October.
Houlton
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Maine schools are in disrepair. There isn’t enough money to address the crisis.
Rising construction costs, declining enrollment and a growing list of new school requests has prompted the state to reconsider its funding system.
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Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Maine towns are installing AI-enabled surveillance systems despite privacy concerns
Some police departments are leasing cameras from Flock, a company facing scrutiny for its increasingly pervasive surveillance tools and collaboration with federal immigration enforcement.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine’s border towns feel decline in Canadian visitors: ‘Half our community is gone’
Border crossings were down nearly 30% in August compared to last year. In spots like Calais and Houlton, the difference is palpable.
Posted inMaine, News
Frost advisories in place for northern and western Maine
The National Weather Service advises covering sensitive plants to protect them from the cold snap that was also expected to hit a chunk of northern New Hampshire and a sliver of Vermont.
Posted inMaine, News
Houlton Band of Maliseets celebrate thousands of years of traditions
Over 500 people attended the Wabanaki tribe’s 45th annual community days in Littleton on Saturday.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine, News
Nurses prepared to strike at 2 Aroostook County hospitals
Nurses at Northern Maine Medical Center in Fort Kent and Houlton Regional Hospital are working without a contract and say concerns about staffing, recruitment, pay and safety have not been addressed in negotiations.
Posted inObituaries
Obituary: Jeffery Norman Pickering
HOULTON – Jeffery Norman Pickering, 75, of Houlton, passed away Aug. 13, 2025 at the Northern Light Medical Center in Bangor.
He …
Posted inSports, Travis Lazarczyk
Houlton football player making history at UMaine
Freshman safety Isaiah Ervin is the first player to come out of eight-man football to join the Black Bears.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Passamaquoddy Tribe wants to install hundreds of rooftop solar panels. Maine utility says it’s not allowed.
Regulators’ decision could also affect people in retirement communities and mobile home cooperatives who band together to fund solar projects.