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Donation Homeowner Utility Program Sarah Ennis, United Way of Aroostook executive director (second from left), Tim Goff, Presque Isle Machias Savings Bank branch manager, and Sherry Locke from Aroostook County Action Program are flanked by bank personnel. The bank and the United Way donated funds to help local people in need of utility assistance. (Courtesy of ACAP) Sarah Ennis, United Way of Aroostook executive director (second from left), Tim Goff, Presque Isle Machias Savings Bank branch manager, and Sherry Locke from Aroostook County Action Program are flanked by bank personnel. The bank ...

ACAP Lobbies in Presque Isle & Houlton set to Open The Aroostook County Action Program (ACAP) announced on Monday that the lobbies at the Presque Isle (Main Street Location) and Houlton locations will be open to the public beginning Tuesday April 20th.  In a weekly briefing issued to the public, ACAP cited the increasing number of Covid-19 vaccinations in Aroostook County as one reason to reopen the facilities to the public. Additionally, a building modification to the Presque Isle location will be completed soon and will allow those visiting to properly follow the new protocols.  Th...

Local Organizations Work Together to Fill Gaps for Households in Need When a gap in services was realized, three local organizations pulled together to help serve families throughout Aroostook County. “At United Way of Aroostook, we are always looking for gaps in our communities and thinking of ways we can step in to help fill those gaps. Working with ACAP, we were able to determine there was a population of people being seriously impacted by COVID-19 who were unable to find assistance to help them as they struggled to pay their utilities. We knew this was a gap we could help fill and were...

Aroostook County FFA Help Alleviate Homelessness, Food Insecurity Aroostook County members of the Maine FFA Association (formerly known as “Future Farmers of America”) pitched in enthusiastically to help alleviate homelessness and food insecurity in their communities.   Under a “State Day of Service” grant from the National FFA Organization, and with an additional $2,000 community grant awarded by Walmart Presque Isle, along with in kind donations from some local retailers, Maine FFA student members and their Chapter FFA Advisors worked to organize, pick-up and deliver support to a ...

The University of Maine at Fort Kent. (File photo) The University of Maine at Fort Kent. (File photo) UMPI, UMFK moving toward ‘near normalcy’ for fall semester Students returning to the University of Maine at Presque Isle and University of Maine at Fort Kent this fall will likely experience a semester closer to pre-pandemic times than the past year, according to college officials. PRESQUE ISLE and FORT KENT, Maine — Students returning to the University of Maine at Presque Isle and University of Maine at Fort Kent this fall will likely experience a semester closer to pre-pandemic ti...