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Fifteen injured when vans carrying inmates, church members collide in Aroostook County

by Dennis Hoey April 4, 2019April 5, 2019

One van was carrying 9 county inmates and the other was transporting members of the Full Gospel Assembly church in Mars Hill.

Local & State, News

Seven rescued from stranded vehicles in northern Maine

by MWC Bot February 27, 2019February 28, 2019

Motorists were stranded in whiteout conditions as high winds howled in Aroostook County on Tuesday.

Local & State, News, Schools and Education

Six Maine teams will take their robots, flipping and flinging, to world finals

by Beth Quimby February 23, 2019February 24, 2019

More than 200 students compete at the state championships in South Portland.

Maine Crime, News

Massachusetts men to be sentenced for drug killing in Maine

by MWC Bot February 19, 2019February 19, 2019

An Oakfield man was shot nine times in October 2016, prosecutors say.

Local & State, Sports, Varsity Maine

State cheerleading championships: Biddeford wins top spot in Class A

by Randy Whitehouse February 9, 2019February 9, 2019

Meanwhile, Central Aroostook claims its 11th Class D state crown in the last 12 years.

Arts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, News

Indie film ‘Bone Cold’ starts shooting Thursday in rural York County

by Ray Routhier February 7, 2019February 7, 2019

Los Angeles-based filmmaker Billy Hanson, a graduate of Old Orchard Beach High School, is using Newfield and Parsonsfield as stand-ins for Ukraine in the horror movie involving two Navy SEALS.

Local & State, News

Emerald ash borer quarantine in Maine may be expanded

by ED PIERCE January 28, 2019January 29, 2019

It was imposed last year to prevent movements of the destructive forest pest in York and Aroostook counties.

Local & State

Whiteout conditions in Aroostook County cause 11-vehicle pileup, injuries

by Dennis Hoey January 22, 2019January 22, 2019

Van Buren’s police chief and a Maine DOT plow truck driver both were hit by vehicles in the aftermath of the crashes along Route 1 in Cyr Plantation, Maine State Police say.