Mapleton News

The Maine Forest service, Public works, and Fire department in Mapleton will begin a Fuel Chipping Program to help community members reduce the risk of wildfires near their homes.

By Jen Lynds Wednesday, June 04, 2008 - Bangor Daily News Voters in SAD 1 will be asked to approve a $22.4 million budget for the coming school year during a district budget meeting tonight.

Two people were injured when a motorcycle and a car collided on Route 117 near the Turner town line Friday morning.

The third man in a marijuana-importing ring that concealed the drugs in hockey bags hidden in a secret compartment in a semi-trailer was sentenced Wednesday to two years in federal prison. via Bangor Daily News

“We've always been conservative. We've lived in a 100-year-old house, in a home attached to a restaurant, and now live in an old farmhouse that we had considered renovating. This will be my retirement home, my honeymoon home and lifetime expectation.”

Rowell and Sandy McHatten are excited to show off their new home. So excited, in fact, that the Mapleton couple will hold an open house today to let the public see the new house before it is even completed. via Bangor Daily News

The Presque Isle Police Department continues to seek out whoever stole a truck from a soda distribution center over the weekend, officials said Tuesday. via Bangor Daily News

Mapleton Fire fighters were called to the scene of a structure fire last night on the State Road. via WAGM TV

A fire destroyed a home on State Road on Thursday evening, but no one was injured. via Bangor Daily News

“I cannot tell you how astounded, delighted and thrilled I was to hear about this gift”

They weren't the traditional Valentine's Day gifts of chocolates or jewelry, but the gift of 18 laptop notebook computers did inspire looks of love and appreciation from the faculty members who received them ... via Bangor Daily News

“Everybody is welcome to this meeting because it concerns everybody - farmers, people that raise gardens - anybody that buys fuel”

Whether they're hauling potatoes, wood chips or logs, most Presque Isle-area truckers have something in common, Russell Bugbee says. via Bangor Daily News

Governor Deval Patrick plans to file legislation this week to create a Cabinet-level education secretary, as part of an effort to make education a top issue for 2008, according to reports received by the ... via Boston.com

A dozen people were taken to a hospital after a school bus crashed and rolled onto its side in northern Maine. via Boston.com

“They were coming down the hill. The road was slush-filled. She [the driver] lost control. The vehicle went off the right side of the road and down the embankment”

MAPLETON/PRESQUE ISLE -- The bus rolled down an embankment on Pelkey Road in Mapleton. via WLBZ

“The scene was chaotic at first because we didn't know how many children were injured”

State police said unsafe speed for the road conditions was the primary cause of a school bus crash Monday morning that sent the bus driver and six students to a Presque Isle hospital. via Bangor Daily News

Eight people were taken to a hospital after a school bus crashed and rolled onto its side in Mapleton. via WAGM TV

A Mapleton man who illegally had trees cut on the property of another person has been ordered to pay more than $7,000 in restitution and a $500 fine, in a precedent-setting decision in Presque Isle District ... via Bangor Daily News

“Its growing all the time I get calls all the time wanted to know how to get my chips”

When it comes to Maine made foods, the coast is known for its lobsters and Aroostook County is known for its potatoes. via WLBZ

Herman Arthur Ballerstein, 65, of Mapleton, Maine, died Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2007, at Bangor Hospital. via WisInfo

Some diners at the Riverside Inn saw more than trees, streets and buildings when they looked out the window of the restaurant Monday afternoon. via Bangor Daily News