Houlton News

Officials at the post office in Danforth said Tuesday they are not sure how long residents will have to drive to Danforth or Houlton to receive postal services after a fire destroyed a store that housed the Orient post office last week.

MacIntosh was out on bail for prior traffic violations in Cumberland County and had a suspended out-of-state license.

The town gained momentum in its efforts to make itself more pedestrian-friendly and helped a longtime business affected by fire get closer to reopening during a Town Council meeting earlier this week.

HOULTON, Maine a ' A 23-year-old Houlton man was arrested early Sunday and charged with aggravated assault after an incident involving a teenager he allegedly was engaged in a relationship with.

Wind damaged and helped ignite a power pole in Ellsworth, ME Saturday 10 / 31. Damaging wind gusts - some associated with thunderstorms and some not - swept across northern and eastern New England Saturday 10 / 31.

People will have to prove they're 21 to buy a bottle of a century-old British lemonade in Maine because the drink contains alcohol.

It began with a high school student in Maine who consumed half a bottle of Fentimans lemonade before reading about the alcohol content, which was listed on the lable as less than 0.5 percent.

Everyone, Northern Maine Community College English Instructor Jennifer Graham said Tuesday, loves a ghost story.

Submitted by Al Diamon on Thu, 10/22/2009 - 12:12pm. If I seem a little woozy this week - OK, a little more woozy than usual - it's not my faushlt er, fault.

A Houlton man was killed this morning in a single car accident in the Aroostook County town of Littleton.

Gov. John Baldacci says that three affordable-housing developments in Maine are creating nearly 300 jobs.

State Police say a Houlton man was killed this morning in a one vehicle crash on Route 1 in Littleton.

For More Information Contact: Gary Wolcott, Program Manager, Brain Injury Services 287-4242, or John Martins, Director Employee and Public Communications 287-5012 AUGUSTA – Public meetings have been scheduled in October and November to learn more about the unmet needs of people with brain injuries in Maine.

Town councilors approved a lease with a new pellet manufacturing business on Tuesday evening that could bring up to 40 new jobs to the area.

The "Original" Couriers will be in concert this week in Houlton, Maine. Celebrating 50 years in Christian music, this trio will be singing and sharing at County Road Baptist Church on Thursday, Oct.

Border guards are trying to determine what's on a laptop computer seized from an American man who refused to give them access to encrypted information stored on the device.

ELLSWORTH, Maine a ' Pupils from the Charles C. Knowlton School and the Ellsworth Elementary-Middle School will join youngsters from around Maine and the world Tuesday for the International Walk to School Day.

One of America's foremost professional trumpeters, touring and recording artists, Chiz Rider, will be appearing in concert, Oct.

An English teacher was talking with friends about James Joyce when he recognized Celtic harpist and storyteller Patrick Ball, who had performed earlier at a music festival in California.

Sep. 29--HOULTON, Maine -- It's a safe bet that most local residents have sat down for a meal at the Elm Tree Diner, which opened in 1945 and caught fire Sunday night, Fire Chief Milton Cone said Monday afternoon.