Megan Cole

Hunting season is here. With new and experienced hunters out and about, officials want to remind people there are laws they need to abide by. Megan Cole spoke with a landowner relations specialist and has more on what those laws are.

Southern Aroostook Elementary School students honored their local veterans with a parade. Megan Cole was there and caught up with some local veterans.

COPD is an inflammatory lung disease that obstructs airflow from the lungs. On this week’s Medical Monday, Megan Cole spoke with a COPD navigator at Northern Light AR Gould hospital and has more on how COPD can be treated.

Fuller says people should have a smoke detector in each bedroom, in a hallway that's adjacent to the bedrooms, near your heating sources, in your kitchen and if you have a split level home, you should also have one in your living area.

The pandemic put extra stress on many workers as accommodations with changing precautions and recommendations. Now with businesses being short staffed, people are starting to feel burnout. Megan Cole spoke with a therapist with AMHC and has more on ways people can alleviate that feeling.

You often hear about harvesting potatoes, but you don’t often hear about packaging them. And there are quite a few steps to packaging potatoes. On this week’s County ag, Megan Cole takes a look into how potatoes go from field to on the store shelves.

According to the CDC, childhood obesity is a serious problem in the United States. This can lead to several health problems later in life. Megan Cole spoke with a medical doctor from Cary Medical Center and has more on how obesity can be treated.

On this week’s medical Monday, Megan Cole spoke with a diabetes nurse educator at Northern Light AR Gould and has more about the condition and how to manage your sugar levels.

Production line issues, strikes and a lack of available products are causing problems for three school districts in the County. The Valley Unified education service center will be changing their school meal plan calendar. Megan Cole spoke with the food service director and has the story.

Michael DeLena moved to the County 23 years ago from Texas. Since moving here, he has worked in social services at Northern Maine General, worked at the Fort Kent police department, and most recently at the Aroostook County Sheriffs Office. He says he heard about the police chief position and decided he wanted to move forward in his career.

On this week’s Medical Monday, Megan Cole spoke with a pharmacist from Northern Light AR Gould hospital and has more on how you can manage your medicines properly.

White says open enrollment begins on November 1st.

Megan Cole was able to catch up with him on day two of his tour.

On this week’s medical Monday, Megan Cole looks into what health literacy is.

Buck says at the end of this week, all of the students who are on campus will be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Megan Cole spoke with a family nurse practitioner and has more on how this can be treated.

Lahey says she hopes to be able to connect with Dr. Shah again next August.

Colleges around the county have partnered with high schools to offer early college education programs. These programs allow high school students earn college credits while still in high school. Tonight in part two of her two part series, Megan Cole spoke with some high school students who have benefitted from this program.

There were 47.9 million student borrowers with an average student loan debt of more than $35 thousand dollars each in 2020. That’s according to education.org. However, colleges around The County have programs that give students a chance to earn some college credits while in high school. In the first of her two part series, Megan Cole looks at what those programs are.

October is down syndrome awareness month. According to ndss.org, around 6,000 babies are born each year with down syndrome. Megan Cole spoke with the executive director of the Central Aroostook Association and has more on how they support those with down syndrome and other intellectual and developmental disabilities.

This is leading to an increase in the number of people looking for them to be processed. Clare Desrosiers, Co-owner of Sunnyside Farm says in 2020, they doubled the amount of turkeys and chickens they processed for people.

Cyr says if you suspect someone has overdosed call 911 immediately.

On this week’s Medical Monday, Megan Cole spoke with an oncologist from Northern light AR Gould and has more on what the disease is.

Doak says they've passed their plan onto the commissioner of education and are waiting to hear back.

With grocery store prices getting higher, people are struggling to pay for food. Here’s Megan Cole with some tips on how you can save on your bill.

The University of Maine system’s deadline is approaching for students to show their vaccine status, or their religious or medical exemption from the COVID-19 vaccine. Here’s Megan Cole with the story.

In light of this week being national midwifery week, Megan Cole spoke with a midwife at Northern Light AR Gould Hospital and has the story.

Henderson says her goal right now is to maintain the progress that has been made by the previous town manager and keep moving the town forward.

Lt. Brian Harris with Maine State Police says a scanner page is a place people can post misleading or false information on social media regarding what police are responding too. He says these people will hear their scanner radio traffic and sometimes create scenarios, which he says has caused problems in the past.

On this week’s medical Monday, Megan Cole has some tips on how to make your home safe for your baby.

It will soon be getting colder, which means people will soon be turning on their heat. New Sources 8's Megan Cole found out some tips on how to keep your furnace maintained.

Fall is here and leaves are starting to change color. Megan Cole spoke with the tourism developer for Aroostook County Tourism and has more on how the foliage is starting to look.

College has been in for a couple weeks and presidents of the universities of Maine at Presque Isle and Fort Kent say they’re off to a good start. Here’s Megan Cole with an update.

Grocery prices have been going up. NewsSource 8 reporter Megan Cole has more on how companies being short staffed and not able to find people to transport freight has impacted those prices.

Cholesterol affects our health in a number of ways. On this week’s Medical Monday, Megan Cole has some tips on how you can keep your cholesterol in healthy ranges.

With many places starting to require employees to get a COVID-19 vaccine, questions are arising as to what is considered a medical exemption. Megan Cole spoke with a doctor from Pines Health Services and has the details.

September is healthy aging month. On this week’s medical Monday, Megan Cole has some tips on how you can stay healthy as you age.

The Kiwanis Club of Presque Isle donated the supplies. The secretary of the club says they’ve been doing this for the last 10 years and this year they were able to donate around $700 worth of supplies.

Libby has been serving as interim president at CMCC since last September.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

The Micmac Tribal Government has released an official statement regarding last weekend’s standoff.

The school is planning to be in person September 13th, but will be monitoring the situation closely.

Due to the glare of the sun, the driver didn’t see the biker and proceeded to pull out, when the biker then ran into the vehicle. No charges are being filed.

A service provided by Northern Light AR Gould has seen a lot of growth in telehealth appointments from people throughout the state. In this week’s Medical Monday, Megan Cole has more on how this service is supporting people in the transgender community.

His court date is is scheduled for October 7, 2021.

There are now 75,381 cases of COVID-19, 54,470 of those are confirmed.

Donations can be made in advance and sent to United Way of Aroostook at 830 Main Street in Presque Isle.

Chief Cummings says his top goal right now is to hire officers. He says he has 3 full time positions to fill.

With COVID cases rising around the county, schools are rethinking their mask mandates. Megan Cole has the story.

If you have any information, call Presque Isle police department at 764-4476.