The Aroostook County tribe is turning timber into affordable homes.
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Mainer Jessica Meir launches for second trip to space station
The SpaceX Crew-12 is expected to dock at the International Space Station on Saturday afternoon.
Cold start to winter pushes Maine wood heat demand
December’s colder temperatures have pushed wood demand, while other fuels’ availability and prices remain stable.
How did Caribou, Maine, get its name? We may never know.
Why the Aroostook County city was named for an animal now extinct in the state remains something of a mystery.
Reward offered after fatal shooting of protected lynx in Aroostook County
Game wardens found the Canada lynx dead in Perham, a small town just west of Caribou. Maine officials are offering $3,000 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the animal’s killer.
1 year ago, a teen girl vanished into northern Maine’s unpredictable wilderness
The disappearance of Stefanie Damron last September in Aroostook County has left her family despondent: ‘We haven’t had a chance to heal.’
Amazon to open its first Maine warehouse in Caribou
The Seattle-based online megaretailer had previously scouted locations for a potential site in Scarborough, but no such facility ever opened.
Three Mainers killed in separate weekend fires
The Office of the State Fire Marshal is investigating the cause of fatal fires in Wilton, Caribou and Newfield.
Trump administration terminates Maine’s U.S. attorney
Darcie McElwee, a Caribou native, had served as Maine’s lead prosecutor in the U.S. District Court since 2021.
Intertidal: Wabanaki celebrate Maine’s bounty
Growing up in Missouri, I didn’t eat a lot of seafood as a kid. Now that I live in Maine, I am spoiled by the bounty and availability of delicious local fish and shellfish. The day before leaving for Thanksgiving week, however, I experienced an unexpected fishy connection between my past and present home states. […]