The John A. Millar Civic Center in Houlton hosted the first annual fall fine arts and crafts fair on Saturday, attracting visitors from the county and other nearby communities. NewsSource 8's Sherry Karabin was there.
Starting a new business can be challenging at any time, but combine the usual obstacles with inflation and the employee shortage in Aroostoook County and it can be even more difficult. Sherry Karabin spoke with a new gym owner who decided to forge ahead anyway.
With the dropping of all Covid 19 border requirements to enter Canada effective October 1st, many Canadian businesses are looking forward to seeing Americans crossing the border to shop once again.
Almost 1 million dollars in federal grant money is coming to the Aroostook Agency on Aging. With that money, the agency is hoping to open the Aroostook Memory Care Center.
Low temperatures tonight once again fall back close to freezing. More sunshine is expected again tomorrow with highs making it into the mid to upper 60s. We could see temperatures in the lower 70s by Thursday with sunshine sticking around.
Last week the County Ag Report took a look at how technology has changed the way farmer’s plant, grow and harvest their crops. In this week’s report, we look at how the potato harvester has evolved over several decades, becoming more efficient and significantly increasing the amount of potatoes farmers can harvest in a day.
As of this afternoon, The Emergency Rental Assistance Program has been paused. This could have a big impact on people relying on this program for shelter. Newssource 8′s Corey Bouchard has reaction to this decision.
A local family recently had their mobile home replaced thanks to ACAP’s Mobile Home Replacement program. It’s this week’s Aroostook Community Matters with News Source 8′s Isaac Potter.
Community Organizations coming together to help the homelessness crisis, that is the topic of today’s " A place to call home” Newssource 8′s Corey Bouchard takes a look at the Aroostook Homeless Stakeholders Group
Madawaska's annual Fall Fest drew residents and visitors to the downtown area on Sunday. As Sherry Karabin tells us, the event was originally supposed to take place Saturday, but organizers postponed it due the extremely windy weather.
If you've had a reason to visit Presque Isle City Hall recently or have driven by, you may have noticed some changes. That's because the more than 100-year-old building has been undergoing a facelift. News Source 8's Sherry Karabin spoke to the city manager for a progress report.
Caribou Police Department is seeking help from the public to locate and arrest Aaron “Doodle” Dodd, 28 of the Caribou area for a slew of charges relating to multiple burglaries and thefts.
As the homelessness crisis continues, data and numbers are important. It helps dictate where services and financial aid are needed and by how many people. In this Segment of “A place to call home” Corey Bouchard gives us an overview of one way this data is collected.
One of the things that sets Aroostook County schools apart is certainly it’s Harvest Break, and for the children of the Van Buren District School, they got to have a little fall fun before their week off.
Over the past few weeks we have reported on an increase in crime in the County, but is the Homelessness Crisis playing into the increased crime rate? In this segment of “A Place to Call Home,” Corey Bouchard explores that very question.
An after school program in Houlton is fun for students and beneficial for parents in the area. For this week’s Aroostook Community Matters, News Source 8 reporter Isaac Potter caught up with Adopt-A-Block of Aroostook’s Choices After School program.
Accessing safe and affordable housing is one of the biggest barriers for people struggling with Homelessness. In this segment of “A Place to Call Home” Corey Bouchard breaks down what we are currently seeing, and what can be done to assist people in need.
Hodgdon and East Grand Formed a Cooperative Boys Soccer Team this year in order to bolster numbers and In total, 6 East Grand Players came over to the Hawks roster. while the team is adjusting, The collaboration itself has gone very well.
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