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Child care providers in Aroostook are about to get much-needed help
The resource center will especially help Aroostook, which, out of Maine's 16 counties, has the highest gap in child care services, meaning that the number of children in need exceeds capacity.
Follow Up Friday: President Tim Crowley discusses retirement from NMCC
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (WAGM) - Tim Crowley, who has been the president of the Northern Maine Community College since 2002, is retiring on August 1, 2024. After nearly forty years with the college, Crowley says he is most proud of the impact the school has had on the community. “We’ve...
‘Stuff the Bus’ with School Supplies in Presque Isle, Maine
It’s time to Stuff the Bus in Aroostook County. Join the Aroostook County Action Program (ACAP), Townsquare Media and our sponsors, Katahdin Trust Company and UScellular, as we collect school supplies for students in need. Stuff the Bus Sponsored by Katahdin Trust Company and UScellular. Thanks to the Stuff...
A hobby that rocks: Self-taught Whately stone carver sculpts whatever inspires him
Around 15 years ago, Frank Popkiewicz was in Aroostook County, Maine when he found a stone face down into the Earth, in a shape that he thought resembled a bear. Since finding that stone, Popkiewicz’s interest in stones and rocks has only increased over the years. That very stone still sits in Popkiewicz’s storybook-like backyard along with massive wind chimes, a vast green garden, and of course, stone carvings.
Presque Isle area From our Files – Week of July 10, 2024
You can’t keep an Aroostook man from races — You can’t keep an Aroostook County man away from the horse races so long as he can draw a breath and use one leg. For instance, John Quingley, Elm Street carpenter, cut his knee so badly while working on the Madigan Hospital parade float with a draw shave that it required six stitches to close the wound and he was sent home in an ambulance. They put John to bed, but an hour later, he happened to recall that races formed a part of the town’s celebration of the holiday, hopped out of bed, dressed and beat it to the track.
Aroostook Men’s Baseball League enters fourth season
CARIBOU, Maine (WAGM) - The middle of June is typically the first quiet moment in a frantic year of sports in Aroostook County. But at Sincock Field in Caribou, where the Aroostook Men’s Baseball League is beginning its fourth season, things are just starting to heat up. “It started...
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