Aroostook County Storm Closings & Delays – Thursday, Jan. 26th
A powerful winter storm expected to dump 10 to 16 inches of snow across Aroostook County on Thursday, has led to numerous closings and delays. Here are the latest:
Schools & Colleges
Ashland District School (SAD 32) - Closed Thursday
Fort Fairfield schools (MSAD 20) - Closed Thursday
Easton Schools – Closed Thursday
Central Aroostook/Mars Hill Schools (SAD 42) - Closed Thursday
Washburn Schools (MSAD 45) - Closed Thursday
Presque Isle area schools (MSAD 1 - RSU 79) - All MSAD 1 schools - Remote Learning Snow Day
Limestone Community School - Closed Thursday (Remote learning for all LCS students)
All Valley Unified Schools will participate in a Remote Snow Day Thursday
Caribou/Stockholm schools (RSU 39) - Closed Thursday
Van Buren District School (MSAD 24) – Closed Thursday
Woodland Consolidated School - Closed Thursday
Houlton area schools (RSU 29) are closed today
Hodgdon area schools - Closed Thursday
Southern Aroostook Community School/RSU 50 will be closed today,
Katahdin Schools (RSU 89) - Closed Thursday
NMCC - Closed Thursday
UMPI and Houlton Center closed Thursday (including Gentile Hall)
UMFK – Campus is closed Thursday -including Blake Library and the Sports Center
All Schools in Anglophone West School District (NB) are closed today
Community Agencies & Offices
AAA Meals on Wheels Madawaska, Fort Kent, Frenchville, St Agatha, Van Buren - Closed Thursday
Aroostook Agency on Aging - Closed Thursday. Also RSVP Chicken Stew Fundraiser is postponed to Feb. 1
Aroostook County Action Program - Closed Thursday
Hope & Prosperity Resource Center will remain open
Aroostook Regional Transportation System (ARTS) - Closed Thursday
Child Development Services Aroostook - Closed Thursday
Full Circle Health Care LLC - Closed Thursday
Personal Services of Aroostook - Closed Thursday
Presque Isle Comprehensive Treatment Center (CTC)- Closed Thursday
Boys & Girls Club of Presque Isle - Closed Thursday
Healing Hearts in Caribou - Closed Thursday
The Northern Lighthouse - Closed to in-person appointments
Municipal & Government Offices, Libraries, Community
City of Presque Isle Municipal Offices (City Hall, Library and Rec. Center) - CLOSED
Presque Isle Utilities District - Business office closed
Caribou Municipal Offices are closed Thursday (Includes the Caribou Municipal Building, Caribou Public Library and Caribou Wellness and Recreation Center)
Fort Fairfield Community Center - Closed Thursday
Fort Fairfield Public Library - Closed Thursday
Mars Hill Recreation Dept. - Closed Thursday
Central Aroostook Chamber of Commerce Closed Thursday
County of Aroostook Government Offices - Closed Thursday
Ashland Town Office and Rec Center - Closed Thursday
Grand Isle Town Office - Closed Thursday
Madawaska Town Office - Closed Thursday
Van Buren Town Office, Library, Rec., recylling) - Closed Thursday
Towns of Mapleton, Castle Hill and Chapman - Closed Thursday
Washburn Town Office, Rec. Center & Library - Closed Thursday
Westfield Town Office - Closed Thursday
Linneus Town Office is CLOSED today
Northern Maine Development Commission - CLOSED Thursday
Courts
Caribou District and Superior Court - Closed Thursday
Houlton District Court - Closed Thursday
Houlton Superior Court - Closed Thursday
Fort Kent/Madawaska District Courts - Closed Thursday
Business/Banks
Acadia Federal Credit Union - Opening Late Thursday 10:00 a.m.
County Federal Credit Union - Opening Late Thursday 10:00 a.m.
Katahdin Trust - Opening 10 a.m. Thursday - Patten, Houlton, Island Falls, Mars Hill branches opening at noon
*UPDATE: NorState Federal Credit Union will be CLOSED today
Machias Savings Bank branches in Caribou and Presque Isle will be closed today. The Houlton branch will open at noon.
Aroostook Vending - CLOSED
Gil's Sanitation - Closed Thursday - Will pick up for Thurs. customers on Friday 1/27
Crown of Maine Sanitation - Closed Thursday
Caldwell's Sanitation in Limestone - No pickup Thursday
Presque Isle Landfill - Closed Thursday
Tri Community Landfill - Closed Thursday
Western New Brunswick Closings & Delays
All Schools in Anglophone West School District are closed today due to weather conditions.
All schools and offices in the District Scholaire Francophone du Nord-Ouest are closed today due to weather conditions.
NBCC Woodstock campus closed today - classes continue virtually
Classes at Edmundston and Grand Falls CCNB will be online today. Both campuses are closed.
The Universite de Moncton - Edmundston campus will be closed all day today (including this evening). Teachers will communicate with students if classes will be done today in Teams.
Multicultural Association of Carleton County office and classroom closed.
Farm Credit Canada closed today
Progressive Credit Union branches in Centreville, Fredericton and Woodstock closed today
H & R Block in Woodstock is closed
LP Fisher Library closed
J.O.Y Preschool closed today
Valley Food Bank and Brighter Days Boutique closed
The Madawaska-Victoria Family Resource Centre in Grand Falls is closed.
The Grand Falls Regional Municipality administrative offices, including offices in Drummond and Saint-André wards, will be closed today.
Service New Brunswick offices in Edmundston, Grand Falls, Perth Andover, Plaster Rock and Florenceville-Bristol will be closed for the day.
Madawaska CBDC office in Edmundston is closed today.
CBDC Madawaska-Victoria South's office in Grand Falls is closed today.
The Grand Falls Public Library will be closed today.
The Plaster Rock Public School Library is closed today.
Andrew & Laura McCain Public Library in Florenceville-Bristol is closed today.
Dr. Lorne J. Violette Public Library in Saint-Leonard is closed today.
Florenceville-Bristol Rec Office is closed today.
Edmundston Region Chamber of Commerce offices are closed today.
Plaster Rock municipal office will open today at 1 pm. (including the Phil Sharkey Memorial Centre and Fitness Centre)
National Bank's Grand Falls branch will be opening at noon today.
RBC's Edmundston and Grand Falls branches will be opening at noon today.
CIBC Woodstock opening at noon
Cooperators Insurance Woodstock and Bath is openingat noon
E&P Senechal Centre in Grand Falls is closed until 5 PM today.
New Brunswick RCMP is recommending not travelling on the Trans-Canada Highway between the Quebec border and Upper Kingsclear. Driving conditions are extremely poor.
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