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Ashland News

Local news for Ashland, ME continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Monday May 5 | Magic City Morning Star

Macaroni

“Well, he's about... or, His hair is kind of... You know, he's, well...”

His given name was "Kenneth" but, everyone who knew him, always called him "Macaroni." He was what some people might call the "town" character. via Magic City Morning Star

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Saturday May 3 | Bangor Daily News

State urges testing of private wells

“If you have a well and the wellhead is flooded, you should have your water tested”

Cleanup of flooded Fort Kent begins Mickey Levesque,right, of Fort Kent uses a front-end loader/back hoe to clear mud from the parking lot for Schoolhouse Apartments on East Main Street in Fort Kent as a local ... via Bangor Daily News

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Friday Apr 25 | Magic City Morning Star

Dad - The Final Years

“Ello, Ello, Hoperation? Could you put me on top of my wife in Fort Kent?”

The last fifteen years of Dad's working life was spent working as a janitor at Pinkham's Lumber Company, which is located just outside of Ashland on the Portage Road. via Magic City Morning Star

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Wednesday Apr 23 | Magic City Morning Star

Dad - Deep Sea Fishin

“Well, if you're only going to be gone overnight, that won't be too bad. I guess I could manage if these kids don't give me too much trouble.”

Where we lived in Aroostook County, Maine, it was about the same distance to any large body of water no matter which direction you went. via Magic City Morning Star

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Apr 3, 2008 | Bangor Daily News

Masardis: Volunteers help rescue beef cattle

“They helped us make a safe place for animals that are close to calving. "On the morning it happened, we made one telephone call and people came to help get the animals out of the collapsed barn”

John and Noella Craig have discovered the kindness of friends and strangers in the last 10 days as they have tried to bring a semblance of normalcy to their beef cattle farm. via Bangor Daily News

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Related Topix: Life, Beef, Food, Meat, Presque Isle, ME

Apr 1, 2008 | Magic City Morning Star

Town Cop

“Nothing puts the fear of God into a man like being hit in the pocketbook or being rapped in the balls!”

Ashland might have been called a one horse town by some but, it was also a one cop town. via Magic City Morning Star

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Mar 30, 2008 | Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Harsh winter thins ranks of Maine deer

“A winter like this is going to be a major setback”

ASHLAND, Maine- Monitors predict that thousands more deer than usual will have succumbed to winter's dangers - starving or frozen to death or left as easy targets for predators - before spring turns warm and ... via Worcester Telegram & Gazette

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Mar 19, 2008 | WABI-TV Bangor

Sawmill workers getting help

In January two sawmills in Northern Maine shut down, putting more than a hundred people out of work.. An effort is underway to help those displaced workers and their families. via WABI-TV Bangor

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Mar 7, 2008 | WLBZ

Canadian Gets 37 Months In Marijuana Smuggling Case

A Canadian trucker has been sentenced to 37 months in prison for smuggling 108 pounds of marijuana in a hidden compartment beneath a load of wood chips that was delivered to a plant in Ashland. via WLBZ

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Related Topix: Canada, Bangor Metro, Bangor, ME

Mar 5, 2008 | WAGM TV

Drug Sentencing

A New Brunswick man has been sentenced to more than three years in jail for his role in a marijuana distribution ring with an Ashland connection. via WAGM TV

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Related Topix: Drugs, Bangor Metro, Bangor, ME

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Ashland, Maine is located in Aroostook County. Zip codes in Ashland include 04732.