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Aroostook

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[uh-roos-took, -tik] / əˈrus tʊk, -tɪk /

noun

  1. a river flowing NE from N Maine to the St. John River. 140 miles (225 km) long.


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The Aroostook County Sheriff’s Office is now handling the investigation.

From Seattle Times

For now, the Aroostook County Sheriff’s Office is providing coverage while Washburn is without police.

From Seattle Times

The highway to Caribou in Aroostook County, Maine, near the Canadian border.Credit...

From New York Times

Aroostook County, in Maine’s far north, is the largest county east of the Mississippi, a sparsely populated region of fields and forests with just two small cities and about 50 smaller towns.

From New York Times

Between 2017 and 2023, there were 20 commitments to Long Creek Youth Development Center from Aroostook — nearly double the number from York County, which has more than three times as many residents at the other end of the state.

From New York Times