Mapleton News

When taxpayers approved a scaled down version of the SAD 1 district budget last week, the cutbacks didn't just affect the financial total, they also forced officials to revise plans for a district windmill project.

Presque Isle, Maine - The Maine Potato Board recently announced the recipient of this year's Farm Family of the Year 2009, bestowing the honor to the families of Ward McLaughlin and Trent Lundeen of West Ridge Farms in Mars Hill, Maine.

Investigators are still trying to determine what caused a fire that destroyed a home at 884 Griffin Ridge Road on Wednesday afternoon.

Gov. John Baldacci on Monday signed a bill to tighten a nine-year-old law that bars the use of the word "squaw" for official place names.

Voters in the five communities of SAD 1 will head to the polls on June 9 to decide whether to approve a nearly $23 million budget for the district's 2009-10 school year.

CASTLE HILL, Maine a ' Castle Hill Road was closed for nearly four hours Wednesday afternoon after a Castle Hill man died when his vehicle crashed into a road grader.

Two rural towns are looking to the city of Presque Isle to take over their emergency dispatching services.

By COURTNEY ALBON T-G Staff Writer NANKIN - Facing an impending deficit for fiscal year 2009 of $428,555, Mapleton school board member, Shawn Puster said he is "disappointed" with himself and the current board.

A massive fire completely destroyed a pellet mill in Ashland Tuesday morning while three workers were inside.

Little is left of a pellet mill in the Northern Maine town of Ashland after a late night fire broke out and quickly engulfed the entire structure.

The Maine Farm Bureau board of directors Friday endorsed a joint action with the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association to help eight family organic dairy farms in Aroostook and Washington Counties ...

"Do any of you people think these soldiers will get on here and read this useless s*!t? Let them go " Troops honored at send-off "Well, obviously you don't have any insight to offer.

A fire tore through the Presque Isle Snowmobile Club at about 2:30 Sunday morning.

While the housing crisis in the United States and a weakening global economy dominate the headlines, the City of Moncton continues to buck the trend.

MPBN to feature County Christmas Network also aired locally produced Aroostook holiday DVD last year The Anderson-Thibodeaus of Stockholm enjoy a sleigh ride at Chad Putnam's Farm in Mapleton last year.

James "Jim" Collins has met a lot of new people since he began as town manager here on Nov.

The Extra Touches Maine Christmas tree farms expand on the tradition of finding the perfect tannenbaum Jordan Cross of Brewer helps his father, Rob , lug a Christmas tree to the family car while Angela and Abby ...