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A new novel captures Presque Isle’s early days

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A new novel captures Presque Isle’s early days

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Maliseet heritage, French fur traders and a stolen Scottish brooch — all three cultures collide in a new novel by Aroostook writer Barry Wright. A student of archaeology and a former history teacher, Wright has long been consumed by curiosity about who roamed northern Maine in the centuries before recorded history began. The notion stayed with him throughout his teaching career. For decades he pondered creating a fictional story about the settl…Read Article

How a former librarian aims to use those skills as Presque Isle city manager

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How a former librarian aims to use those skills as Presque Isle city manager

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For 30 years until last October, Sonja Eyler worked as a librarian, a profession she chose because it put her on “the front lines of literature.” A career change put her a quarter mile down the street on the front lines of municipal government. The city of Presque Isle hired Eyler to be its assistant city manager in October 2024. She worked in the role for six months before the resignation of former City Manager Tyler Brown thrust her into the i…Read Article

Border patrol flies more immigrants out of Presque Isle

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Border patrol flies more immigrants out of Presque Isle

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PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — For the second time in a month, immigration detainees were flown out of the Presque Isle Airport on Wednesday morning, according to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection. A CBP spokesman confirmed on Wednesday afternoon that the flight had taken off from the Presque Isle airport. Because of the high number of people the agency has detained in Maine, it had to transfer some of them to other states, he said. The agency did n…Read Article

The United States Asks Foreigns to Work in the Country: Where, What Should You Do and What Is the Salary?

Recently, an agricultural company located in the northeast of the United States launched a job call for any foreigner. The most attractive thing, in addition to competitive wages, is the possibility of applying an H-2A visa, which will allow you to legally work in the rural sector of the country. YOU CAN SEE: Alert immigrants! This is the state of the United States that you must avoid living and working if you do not want to be deported from the…Presque Isle · Presque Isle Read Article

Presque Isle approves homeless shelter loan

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PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — The Presque Isle City Council approved a financial boost to Aroostook County’s only homeless shelter Wednesday, after initially holding off on a decision in the hope that more communities across the region would support the facility. The group unanimously authorized a $150,000 short-term loan to Homeless Services of Aroostook to help the Presque Isle homeless shelter cover expenses amid a funding shortfall. The facility is …Presque Isle · Presque Isle Read Article

Northern Maine is getting its 1st junior hockey league

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Presque Isle will soon join the junior hockey ranks when a new team claims The Forum as its home ice. The Presque Isle Frontiers will launch this fall, owned by Chris Reaves of Raleigh, North Carolina, founder and owner of Outrival Sports and BladeEdge Ventures. The team’s debut will be a first in Aroostook County. Presque Isle has had strong hockey programs with both the Wildcats high school team and Presque Isle Youth Hockey, but has never de…Hockey · Presque Isle Read Article

University Trustees pass FY26 budget among unprecedented financial uncertainty

PRESQUE ISLE — Amid unprecedented uncertainty, Trustees approved a University of Maine System (UMS) budget for next year but cautioned that cuts could be coming…Presque Isle · Presque Isle Read Article

Presque Isle will get its first new multifamily housing in decades

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PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Presque Isle’s first new, multifamily residential development in more than 40 years will soon bring 18 apartments to an area in dire need of affordable housing. Owner and developer Dwayne Gagnon of Caribou will open Elm Estates for middle-income renters sometime this summer at a site between Elm and North streets. The apartment complex comes at a time when, like all of Maine, Aroostook County needs more housing for workers,…Housing · Presque Isle Read Article

NCDC Announces Five New Teams for 2025-26 Season • USPHL - United States Premier Hockey League

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 13, 2025 NCDC Announces Five New Teams for 2025-26 Season Expansion Brings Tuition-Free Junior Hockey to Canada and Northern New England Nashua, N.H. – The United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL) and its tuition-free National Collegiate Development Conference (NCDC) proudly announce the addition of five new teams for the 2025-26…Hockey · Presque Isle Read Article

Collins congratulates NMCC graduates, breaks ground at Presque Isle airport

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U.S. Sen. Susan Collins joined in two milestones while visiting Presque Isle on Saturday. Collins addressed the 60th graduating class of Northern Maine Community College, then participated in a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Presque Isle International Airport terminal project. The $38 million airport terminal will replace a more than 70-year-old building that was first designed as a fire station and no longer meets Federal Aviation Administ…Presque Isle · Presque Isle Read Article

Aroostook’s only homeless shelter seeks a lifeline from Presque Isle

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Aroostook County’s only shelter for the homeless is seeking a $150,000 loan from the city of Presque Isle to keep operating. Homeless Services of Aroostook Executive Director Kari Bradstreet requested the loan to cover expenses for three months until the anticipated passage of state legislation that would fund Maine’s emergency shelters. Without those expected funds, Bradstreet previously warned that the shelter could have been forced to close. …Presque Isle · Presque Isle Read Article

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