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PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (WAGM) - A healthy lifestyle can be one way to prevent substance use. In this week’s Intervention Aroostook Brian Bouchard speaks with a Community Educator from ACAP about the Healthy Eating Active Living program.

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine—As another electricity rate hike looms on July 1, residents of Aroostook County gathered to voice their concerns to Versant Power leaders. During the annual open customer meeting and rate update in Presque Isle, attendees questioned when the seemingly endless increases will stop.

If you’re looking for something to do to celebrate the Fourth of July, whether you seek parades, fireworks, cookouts or more, there’s something for everyone going on in Aroostook County. Here’s a roundup of some of the happenings. Wednesday, July 3. Fort Kent: Wonderful Wednesday with crafts...

AROOSTOOK COUNTY, Maine — The National Weather Service says they found no evidence that a tornado actually touched down in southern Aroostook County on Sunday, June 30, even thoughrotation was seen on radar. A team surveyed damage near Haynesville and Sherman on Monday and searched several roads but found...

A mile-long path of uprooted and snapped trees starting just north of Brownville Junction was not the work of a tornado but a downburst, according to the National Weather Service. The NWS office in Caribou surveyed several areas of Aroostook, Penobscot, and Piscataquis counties on July 1 looking for signs...

The teams of meteorologist were planning to visit two locations spanning three counties on Mo

If you’ve been up to the “crown of Maine,” that is, the St. John River Valley in Aroostook County, you already know about ployes. Ployes are crepe-like thin pancakes rolled up with both savory as well as sweet fillings. Made with buckwheat, they are browned only on one side. In fact, if you observe the bubbles on the unbrowned side, you’ll see what the “Acadiennes” call “il fait des yeux” or “it’s making eyes at you.” It’s thought the word ployes comes from the French “plier,” meaning to fold or bend.

MADAWASKA, Maine – The five-ton weight limit on the new Madawaska-Edmundston Bridge in Northern Aroostook County is expected to be lifted next month, allowing large trucks to drive between the American and Canadian communities for the first time in seven years. The town’s old international bridge, which was built...

The National Weather Service says it has found no evidence of tornado damage after storms hit Maine Sunday, but it is continuing to review the situation. Aroostook County, Penobscot County and Piscataquis County were being surveyed Monday, a day after a tornado warning was issued. The National Weather Service said...

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (WAGM) -Seniors in the county will be receiving more help with paying monthly Medicare premiums. The Medicare Savings Program will allow more people to qualify for financial help by raising the income guidelines. The Maine Department of Health and Human Services has adopted a rule that will allow seniors with higher incomes to be eligible for help with Medicare payments. This guideline increase will be put into effect on July 1st.

The Fourth of July lands on a Thursday this summer, but plenty of towns around Aroostook County are hosting events and celebration throughout the weekend. Below is a list of events around the holiday compiled by WAGM. The list is sorted alphabetically by town. If you see an event missing, email news@wagmtv.com to have it added.

NEW SWEDEN, Maine (WAGM) - People from across the country gathered in New Sweden to decorate a maypole in honor of the annual Midsommar festival. Midsommar is a Swedish tradition at the beginning of the summer that is believed to date back as far as the 1500s. Midsommar has existed in Aroostook County since the founding of New Sweden, according to Lukas Lagasse, the president of the New Sweden Historical Society.

The Aroostook Mi’kmaq Council has been awarded $500,000 in federal funds toward a total project cost of $625,000 to expand its recirculating aquaculture brook trout hatchery. The goal is to create jobs, improve the long-term economic sustainability of the hatchery, and create economic and food resiliency within the community.

AROOSTOOK COUNTY, Maine — The National Weather Service plans to survey damage in southern Aroostook County on Monday to determine if a tornado touched down on Sunday. A storm near Sherman did have a tornado warning Sunday afternoon. There are actually two areas of interest. The first is near...

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (WAGM) - Good morning everyone and happy Monday. We had an active weather day across the county yesterday with a line of thunderstorms working through, along with reports of a possible tornado over southern Aroostook county. The National Weather Service has received a few storm reports over the past 24 hours, and expects to receive some additional reports today. If you have information on storm damage that you would like to pass along, make sure to reach out to the National Weather Service via their Facebook Page, or learn more about becoming an official weather spotter here. Just after 2pm, 911 operators received a report of a funnel cloud spotted over Sherman. During the Tornado Warning, viewers on the WAGM Facebook Live commented saying that a funnel cloud and possible tornado was also spotted over Haynesville. These communities will be one of the main focus points of the National Weather Service’s survey of the area that they will be conducting today. The main goal of this survey is to categorize the damage leftover from the storm, in order to determine whether or not it was an actual tornado that touched down or not. They plan on releasing the findings of this report at some point tomorrow.