Westfield News

A home on Shorey Road was heavily damaged Thursday afternoon after a fire ripped through the dwelling just before 1 p.m. Stuart Craig, first lieutenant for the Mars Hill Fire Department, said Friday that the two-story dwelling was owned by Dana York.

A Houlton man was slightly injured when his ultralight sport aircraft made an emergency landing in a field of uncut hay off U.S. Route 1 Saturday night, state police said Sunday.

A Houlton man was slightly injured when his ultralight sport aircraft made an emergency landing in a field of uncut hay off U.S. Route 1 Saturday night, state police said Sunday.

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.

Officials at the National Weather Service office in Caribou said Tuesday afternoon that a storm on Sunday produced two tornado funnel clouds and was responsible for damaging trees and structures in parts of Aroostook County.

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.