Houlton News

Back in 1996, the first soap box derby race in Northern Maine was started with Military Street taken over by volunteers to create a course for youth racing.

With the possession of cell phones becoming "prolific" in the district, SAD 29 Superintendent Steve Fitzpatrick said Tuesday that the school board spent part of Monday evening considering a cell phone policy for its elementary school students.

Despite a persistent rain interspersed with periods of torrential downpours, a crowd still sat in cars and lined the streets with umbrellas and rain jackets to take in the annual parade.

Hammond artists Diane and Glenn Hines join Houlton Town Manager Douglas Hazlett at Riverfront Park to dedicate a 17,000-pound bronze moose statue cast by the Hineses.

It was now the end of May and winter still had not shown any inclination of relinquishing her hold on the county.

When Charles "Frank" Dorr was hit with drug charges on Wednesday evening, he already was sitting in Aroostook County Jail on unrelated charges.

Penobscot County Regional Dispatch has now taken over land-line 911 calls for Aroostook County.

Two illegal aliens have been sentenced in U.S. District Court to time served for illegal re-entry. Saul Canizales-Osuna, 57, of Albuquerque, N.M., was arrested on Oct.

A local man was charged with trafficking in drugs Wednesday afternoon after a search was conducted at his home while he was in jail on an unrelated charge.

Two weeks ago, the Town Council snuffed out a proposal that would have banned smoking and the use of tobacco products in the town's parks.

LITTLETON, Maine a ' A father and son escaped injury early Monday afternoon after the vehicle they were riding in collided with a moose that stepped directly into their path.

CHICAGO a ' A suburban Chicago woman has apologized for an Internet hoax in which she claimed to be pregnant with a terminally ill child, saying the story that attracted nearly a million hits on her Web site stemmed from "unresolved pain" she couldn't handle alone.

The Maine Department of Transportation is closing two rest areas along Interstate 95 in Pittsfield as part of a cost-cutting plan that's projected to save more than $690,000 over two years.

After 70-years as a distributor of Exxon motor fuels for the state of Maine, Dead River Company has selected the Shell brand to retail across the majority of its Maine-based gasoline stations and convenience stores.

An investigation that started in the West Midlands has led to the arrest of a US woman who is accused of abusing a child and transmitting images online.

Originally published June 15, 2009 at 5:51 p.m., updated June 15, 2009 at 8:06 p.m. CARIBOU, Maine a ' An investigation that started in Great Britain led to the arrest of a Maine woman who's accused of abusing a child and transmitting images of that online.

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More than a year after it was announced, construction on Market Square Commons likely will begin before the end of the month.

Katahdin Valley Health Center hopes to finish a $1.7 million expansion to its Houlton Street clinic in December, officials said Tuesday.

The need to show detailed identification at U.S. border crossings will not stop Americans from visiting Canada, Real Robichaud, executive director of the Tourism Industry Association of New Brunswick, said Tuesday.