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Aroostook

American  
[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 • Apr. 13, 2024

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

From Seattle Times • Apr. 13, 2024

Cotner’s roundup notes that “high color” can be found in parts of the Green Mountains in Vermont as well as in northern Aroostook County, Maine.

From Washington Post • Oct. 7, 2022

The Aroostook County group also helped Sadie Webb and her partner, Joseph Keaton, who live in a mobile home in Fort Fairfield.

From New York Times • Sep. 6, 2022

I’d like to see how long an Aroostook County man can stand Florida.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

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