Skip to the contentSkip to contentWatson, a 5-year-old Bichon Frise and Yorkshire Terrier mix owned by Judy Bougie, plays in Caribou's dog park. Construction on a similar park for Presque Isle is underway. (File: Chris Bouchard | Aroostook Republican)PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Progress on a proposed dog park in the city has been slowed by a lack of fundraising and bad weather.It has been more than a year and half since the dog park for Peace Park was proposed in response to Caribou building what is now the Sincock Dog Park in 2019. Mantle Lake Park in Presque Isle allows dogs but they need to be...…Skip to the contentSkip to contentWatson, a 5-year-old Bichon Frise and Yorkshire Terrier mix owned by Judy Bougie, plays in Caribou's dog park. Construction on a similar park for Presque Isle is underway. (File: Chris Bouchard | Aroostook Republican)PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Progress on a proposed dog park in the city has been slowed by a lack of fundraising and bad weather.It has been more than a year and half since the dog park for Peace Park was proposed in response to Caribou building what is now the Sincock Dog Park in 2019. Mantle Lake Park in Presque Isle allows dogs but they need to be...WW…

Skip to the contentSkip to contentFox Family Chips co-owner Rhett Fox (right) oversees the frying process of a new batch of chips with his nephew Winter Whitten (left) inside the new manufacturing facility at 1697 Main St. in Mapleton on Oct. 4. (Paul Bagnall | The Star-Herald)MAPLETON, Maine — Northern Maine’s only commercial potato chip producer can’t keep up with demand for its crunchy snacks even after completing a major expansion of its production facility.Fox Family Potato Chips Inc. opened its new manufacturing building earlier this year in this small Aroostook County town. The new...…Skip to the contentSkip to contentFox Family Chips co-owner Rhett Fox (right) oversees the frying process of a new batch of chips with his nephew Winter Whitten (left) inside the new manufacturing facility at 1697 Main St. in Mapleton on Oct. 4. (Paul Bagnall | The Star-Herald)MAPLETON, Maine — Northern Maine’s only commercial potato chip producer can’t keep up with demand for its crunchy snacks even after completing a major expansion of its production facility.Fox Family Potato Chips Inc. opened its new manufacturing building earlier this year in this small Aroostook County town. The new...WW…

Skip to the contentSkip to contentPerham Select Board members Anthony Huston (left) and Jon Rasmussen (center-left) go over the public comments criticizing the Blackstone Road project at the Perham Town Office on Oct. 2. (Paul Bagnall | The Star-Herald)PERHAM, Maine — The Perham Select Board held a tense meeting Monday during which members of the public expressed concern about the recently completed Blackstone Road project.Some residents complained the road isn’t wide enough for cars to pass each other, and the drainage ditches are not deep enough on both sides of the Blackstone...…Skip to the contentSkip to contentPerham Select Board members Anthony Huston (left) and Jon Rasmussen (center-left) go over the public comments criticizing the Blackstone Road project at the Perham Town Office on Oct. 2. (Paul Bagnall | The Star-Herald)PERHAM, Maine — The Perham Select Board held a tense meeting Monday during which members of the public expressed concern about the recently completed Blackstone Road project.Some residents complained the road isn’t wide enough for cars to pass each other, and the drainage ditches are not deep enough on both sides of the Blackstone...WW…