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After half a century, new president takes over "iconic" Maine building business
Timber frame, sometimes called post and beam construction, had been commonly used in old homes and barns in southern and coastal Maine, but not in Libby’s native Aroostook County, where ...
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With deal for Aroostook County firm, insurer expands into wealth management
Portland-based United Insurance has acquired Barresi Financial, a 46-year-old employee benefits and ... has a team of nearly 200 people and 18 locations in Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
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10 places in the US where $50 K buys enough land for an off‑grid, family‑feeding permaculture farm
The Kiamichi Mountains feel more Appalachian than Midwestern—steep ridges, rushing creeks, and hourly cicada buzz. Five‑acre ...
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26-year-old entrepreneur to serve as Houlton town manager
HOULTON, Maine — An Aroostook County entrepreneur was appointed town manager on Friday, following the unexpected departure of Houlton’s former manager Jeremy Smith in mid-November. Cameron Clark, 26 ...
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Houlton’s new town manager is addressing lingering financial challenges
HOULTON, Maine — The 26-year old entrepreneur who took over an Aroostook County town’s leadership role earlier this year, is offering town officials new avenues to getting the bills paid while also ...
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Seaweed Saturday in Portland drew hundreds to celebrate, taste and learn about the fishery
2 of 5 — GlobalSeaweedProject_Denmark_Hjarnø+seaweed+farm_4sea11.jpg Hundreds of people attended Seaweed Saturday at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute in ...
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Aroostook Community Matters
A Maine law enacted in 2024 mandates that starting in 2028, school districts will be responsible for providing a free appropriate public education to children with disabilities ages 3 to 5 years old .
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‘He was the protector’: Caledonia family remembers brother who died in barn fire
A Caledonia family is heartbroken after their loved one tragically died in a barn fire early Sunday morning. Family identified the man as 42-year-old Jeff ... Lauren told me he didn’t make ...
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Hitching Post Point
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Ashland District School
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Aroostook County to secede?
Learn more. There is a movement afoot for Aroostook County to secede and become a sovereign state called North Maine. Perhaps they would allow the entirety of District Two to join them?