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Versant power reaches agreement with union employees
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Versant Power union employees have reached an agreement with the company after months of negotiations. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1837 represents hundreds of workers at Versant Power from Bangor to Fort Kent. Their previous contract expired on June 30. After reaching a new...
Cobb and Wright of Colliers broker $1.575 million sale of 128 Hammond St.
Bangor, ME Colliers negotiated the sale of 128 Hammond St. for $1.575 million according to the Penobscot Registry of Deeds. Mike Cobb and Blake Wright, of Colliers in Maine, represented the seller, NMS Hammond LLC. Elly Chapman, of NextHome Experience, represented the buyer, JJ Providence RE Investment LLC. 128 Hammond...
Watch As a Whale Breaches the Water in a Maine Harbor on July 4th
A Kittery Police Officer and Harbormaster got amazing videos of a whale breaching the water on the 4th of July. It's So Rare to See This But Even Less Likely to Be Caught On Video. How often do we kick ourselves later when we see something amazing because we didn't...
Maine Miracle: Woman Requests Birth Record, Finds Out Coworker Was Her Birth Nurse 30 Years Ago
Life takes some strange and beautiful turns sometimes, and this story proves it. It takes a special nurse to be part of the labor and delivery team in any hospital, but one special registered nurse in Maine has been delivering babies and calming nervous mothers for many years. It turns...
Pemaquid Point Lighthouse Park Storm Damage Repairs Take Final Step
After months of repairs from January storm damage, the last repairs to the historic bell house at Pemaquid Point Lighthouse Park in Bristol began on Wednesday, June 26 when contractors laid the first bricks in the new walls of the building. Bristol Parks Director Shelley Gallagher said it has been...
Mt. Blue State Park closes ATV trails
WELD, Maine (WMTW) - Recent storms have impacted some local ATV trails. Mt. Blue State Park closed its trails for the summer, and it has announced that these trails will remain closed indefinitely. “Unfortunately, the trails have taken heavy damage, and without sufficient funds to repair them, they have been...
Bookstore honored for customer service
The Central Aroostook Chamber of Commerce recently presented a Customer Service Award to Neighborhood Books in Presque Isle. The store, located at 260 Main St., was nominated by Lois Brewer, Kerrigan Annett, Desiree Erika, Chelsey White, Allison Collins, Amber Lento, Breann McLaughlin, Nicole Mills and Maddison Cleaves. Pictured are: Margo Dyer, chamber president; Paula White; Ryan Rackliffe, chamber board member; Kacie Chapman; Laura Garrison; Laura Hale, owner; Stacey Skinner, chamber board member; LaNiece Sirois, chamber executive director; Jennifer Olson, chamber board member; and LeRae Kinney, chamber business ambassador with Ignite PI.
Chamber welcomes new Presque Isle business
The Central Aroostook Chamber of Commerce recently celebrated the opening of new member Designer Refind in Presque Isle with a ribbon cutting. Pictured are: Rep. Joseph Underwood; Margo Dyer, chamber president; Sherri Theriault; Hannah Tucker; owners Andrew and Kassidie Shaw; Jill Thibeau and Jennifer Olson, chamber board members; and LaNiece Sirois, chamber executive director.
Coffee company gets Customer Service Award
The Central Aroostook Chamber of Commerce recently presented a Customer Service Award to Ruska Coffee Co. in Caribou. Ruska Coffee Co., located at 98 Sweden St., was nominated by Jennifer Anderson, Brittany Grant, Sabrina Bell, and Mallory Willey. Pictured: Ian Wright; Jeanette Hallett; Hayden Durost; Lance and Tamara Lovewell; LaNiece Sirois, chamber executive director; Rep. Joseph Underwood; Mary Kate Barbosa, chamber past president; Stacey Skinner, chamber board member; Penny Thompson, Caribou city manager; and Elizabeth Singer, chamber board member.
Poker Read comes to Fort Kent Public Library with an AI twist
FORT KENT, Maine – The Fort Kent Public Library launched a new adult reading program on June 18. “We call it the Summer Poker Read, and we based this fun program on the popular outdoor activity known as a Poker Run,” said Library Director Andrew Birden. The...
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