Stories by Contributed

2 months ago

County Community Players slate summer and fall shows

The County Community Players are rehearsing  to present their summer musical performance.  “Back Stage Pass: A Musical Journey” is not a traditional show. This season the players have compiled a list of selections from 19 prominent Broadway musicals, including “Rent,” “Hamilton,” “Wicked,” “Les Miserables” and more, that they will perform in more than 20 solo […]

2 months ago

St. John Valley weather, July 9-15, 2025

An upper-level trough over the Great Lakes today will slide east Thursday and cross the SJV Friday bringing showers and isolated thunderstorms Thursday and Friday.

2 months ago

The County Crossword for July 9, 2025

You can complete this crossword puzzle online.  Just click on the box you want to fill in and begin typing the word you think is the answer to the clue.

2 months ago

Pets and summer fun

Be sure to mark your calendars for the Maine Potato Blossom Festival household pet show on Tuesday, July 15, rain or shine. Registration starts at 5:15 p.m., and at 6, the fun begins.

2 months ago

PAWS Pet of the Week – Gene

PAWS of Fort Kent introduces Gene, the sweetheart in stripes. This handsome brown and gray tiger kitty was quite shy at first but his quiet confidence is growing.

2 months ago

Saluting those who help us live good lives

A birthday celebration is on the horizon. It will come with great simplicity, but with frenetic clangs, claps, bangs, booms, bleats, blats, a possible pipe and drum unit, and lots of burgers, brews and flies.

2 months ago

Power means a higher standard

To the editor:
Mr. Crean had questions about my letter published June 18.
First, regarding the Los Angeles protests, he asked whether a president should use force “if the protests are violent,” and what bar should be set for demonstrators’ behavior.

2 months ago

Le mur Saint-Jean

Un ami du New Hampshire a visité la Vallée il n’y a pas longtemps. Il a été profondément impressionné par le nombre de drapeau acadien a Madawaska et les environs. Cependant, il a entendu très peut de français parlé.

2 months ago

Littleton student gets scholarship

Farm Credit East, the Northeast’s largest agricultural lender, recently awarded $88,000 in higher education scholarships to 40 student recipients.

2 months ago

Student representative graduates 

Alexandra McPherson (left), a 2025 Presque Isle High School graduate and first non-voting student member of the SAD 1 school board, is recognized for her service