Presque Isle News

The Downeast School of Massage held commencement exercises for 8 new massage therapists from the 44th graduation class and approximately 100 guests on Saturday, October 31, 2009 at the school in Waldoboro.

A 2008 University of Maine at Presque Isle graduate is headed to Uganda to discuss a study he completed this summer that concluded spending money on family planning, rather than on more conventional green technologies, would be more cost-effective in the global effort to reduce carbon emissions.

Although disappointed by the City Council's decision, City Manager Tom Stevens said late last week he would not pursue any further legal avenues to request that the council reconsider recruiting a new city manager.

Leaders of Maine's public higher education institutions are warning that the proposed cuts in state aid as the result of lower state revenues will result in layoffs and fewer students over the next two years.

In small numbers but with a strong voice, MoveOn members at a gathering in the city Wednesday afternoon stressed that U.S. Sen.

Presque Isle Police have charged a Northern Maine Community College student with two counts of terrorizing for allegedly making two bomb threats.

A 31-year-old California man was arrested in the parking lot of a Presque Isle bar on Thursday and hit with a felony charge of selling methamphetamine.

Ora Bates is prepared for her close-up as part of the "Casting Call for Future Faces of Maine" by her mother Nicole Bates of Glenburn and her grandmother Mary Beth Morris on Saturday at the Bangor Mall.

MAPLETON, Maine a ' A local woman played a key role in apprehending an intruder who broke into her home Monday evening.

A 29-year-old Caswell man has been charged in connection with two bomb threats this month at Northern Maine Community College.

Rev. David Ferrell of the Calvary Tabernacle Pentecostal Church was in Washington on Thursday to read the prayer that officially opened the session of the United States House of Representatives.

A discount, full-service clothing store chain that targets rural, under-served areas found an almost perfect location for its next outlet on West Broadway, one of its principals said Thursday.

Members of the Aroostook Band of Micmacs will have greater access to affordable housing on tribal lands thanks to federal funding.

LEWISTON a ' State rail planners are making the rounds this month to find out what different areas of Maine expect of the system.

The more than 60 people who attended a meeting to discuss the development of the Maine Rail Plan told state officials on Tuesday evening that the most pressing statewide and regional rail issue facing them is the fear that Aroostook County may lose vital railroad track in the near future.

A bomb threat that forced evacuation of Mattanawcook Academy last week was a hoax that likely will result in criminal charges, interim Police Chief Phil Dawson said Tuesday.

A three-car accident on Route 1 led to charges against a 17-year-old driver from Caribou, police said Tuesday.

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine a ' A balanced number of incumbents and newcomers are on the ballot seeking municipal and school board seats in Presque Isle this year.

Rep. Diane Russell, D-Portland, stands under the windmill at the University of Maine at Presque Isle recording the swishing sound of the turning turbine.

Northern Maine Community College evacuated its campus, and closed for the day after receiving a bomb threat this morning.