Aroostook County

MSAD 70 voted Monday to amend district policy to recognize only biological males and females, and that all private spaces be separated by biological sex, according to superintendent Tyler Putnam.

Police shot and killed a man involved in an hours-long standoff in Northern Maine yesterday. Maine State Police say 29-year-old Steven Righini was responsible for wounding a sheriff's deputy and killing a state police K-9.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced that it will rewrite its rules for bringing dogs into the United States after pushback from U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine and other lawmakers along the northern border.

Michael Parisio, a forest entomologist with the Maine Forest Service, says defoliated trees are on the Quebec border near St. Aurelie.

Warm winter temperatures and a lack of snow are causing problems for organizers behind some of Maine’s public winter events- even in Aroostook County, where snow is usually reliable this time of year.

As parents in Maine and across the country struggle to find and keep childcare, those challenges are amplified in rural areas like Aroostook county, where its particularly hard to hire and retain staff, and keep fees affordable for parents, all in a time of significant inflation.

More than 6,300 acres in Aroostook County are now home to a new Wildlife Management Area. It includes important habitat for Atlantic salmon and deer. It can be used by hunters, anglers, and paddlers.

The Aroostook County Action Program said it's fielding a growing number of calls from families who need help to avoid losing service, including many households who have never asked for help before.

The billion-dollar powerline known as the Aroostook Renewable Gateway would run from Glenwood Plantation to Coopers Mills. In addition to linking the grids, it would send power south from the proposed 1,000-megawatt King Pine wind farm northwest of Houlton.

The analysis from Aroostook Partnership and county commissioners details exactly what areas in the county are unserved or underserved. It also mapped more than 36,000 homes and performed broadband speed tests to look for coverage gaps.