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Farming · Presque IsleAroostook County, Maine, has more than 300,000 acres of farmland. Soil erosion from storms, rainfall and snowmelt can carry soil into the waterways. A $80,000 Environmental Protection Agency grant paid for a 10-year management plan. The plan aims to halt erosion, improve water quality and restore native fish.See the Story
Farming runoff has damaged 4 Aroostook brooks
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Presque Isle · Presque IsleThe airport unveiled plans in June for a new terminal to replace its 70-year-old structure. The new $30 million, two-story terminal will allow the airport to expand accessibility and services. Features will include expanded baggage and office space, a passenger lounge and a new airport ramp.See the Story
Presque Isle airport to get more than $20M from feds for new terminal
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Presque Isle · Presque IsleTyler Brown started the job on Feb. 8 and sent a letter to city council members March 7. It's the second resignation of a public official since Wednesday night to hit the city. The council approved Brown, a former airline operations leader, as the new city manager. Brown was hired to replace former City Manager Martin Puckett.See the Story
Presque Isle city manager resigns after a month on the job
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Presque Isle · Presque IsleThe Presque Isle Rehab and Nursing Center will close on June 30. Management announced the closure on Friday with a letter to the 120 staff members and families of 49 residents. It was a matter of closing one site or losing both due to lack of staff and inadequate state funding, said Phil Cyr, a son of founders Albert and Anne Cyr.See the Story
Families and staff react to Presque Isle nursing home closure
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Presque Isle · Presque IsleThe Presque Isle Rehab and Nursing Center will close at the end of June. A letter went out to its 120 employees and to the families of its 49 residents Thursday morning. The facility is targeted for closure on June 30, but that depends on whether its residents have all been placed. The home will continue to operate until all patients have successfully found other residences.See the Story
Presque Isle nursing home will close in June
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Presque Isle · Presque IslePRESQUE ISLE, Maine — A new pilot program slated to launch by early summer will aim to help central Aroostook County residents without cars to get to work. Roughly 10 percent of Aroostook County households do not have cars, according to the U.S. Census. In a sprawling and rural county without typical public transportation, and which is tied with Somerset for the second highest unemployment in the state, the new program could make a difference, …See the Story
A new County program hopes to help employees travel to work
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