An employee finds the bag, which bore smiley faces, and turns it over to police.
aroostook county
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Police increase patrols near scene of Maine double homicide
Detectives are investigating the fatal shootings of two men in a pickup truck.
advertisement
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Police probe killings of 2 men in Aroostook County
Two local residents were found dead inside a pickup truck in Castle Hill early Tuesday morning, according to Maine State Police.
Posted inLocal & State
It’s bug vs. bug: Pest-killing wasps to come to the aid of Maine forests
The wasps will be released in Aroostook County in far northern Maine.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Brothers from southern Maine survive plunge into Aroostook County lake
Their canoe was swamped in bad weather and neither was wearing a life preserver, but both eventually made it to shore.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Maine wrong-way driver eludes police until his gas runs out
Maine State Police say a motorist drove the wrong way on Interstate 95 and managed to elude troopers until his truck ran out of gas.
Posted inNews, Schools and Education
What makes the Maine School of Science and Mathematics Maine the No. 2 high school in the nation?
National recognition from U.S. News & World Report spotlights an educational hidden gem in remote northern Maine.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Inmate expected to get drug treatment in jail as court order stands, at least for now
Aroostook County officials sought to delay the order that they provide Brenda Smith with Suboxone while they appealed it over concerns about administering the drug in the jail.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine scientist follows path from Aroostook County to outer space
Jessica Meir, a Caribou native, will go to the International Space Station later this year, joining two other Mainers in a very elite club.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Aroostook County appeals judge’s order for jail to provide opioid treatment for inmate
The county argues that the judge didn’t take into account the order’s impact on limited jail resources.