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8 months ago

Central Aroostook girls win at Washburn

WASHBURN, Maine — The Central Aroostook High School girls of Mars Hill won at Washburn District High School 64-23 on Monday, January 20. Washburn 2 9 13 23 CAHS 14 29 49 64 Washburn: Taveras 1-0-2, Allen 1-1-5, Curtis 8-0-16 CAHS: Allen 8-3-20, Mahan 3-2-12, Burt 8–0-16, Pierce 3-1–1-10, C.Pierce 3-0-6 3-pt goals: Washburn I. […]

8 months ago

Southern New Hampshire University fall president’s list

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire — It is with great pleasure that Southern New Hampshire University congratulates the following students on being named to the fall 2024 president’s list. The fall terms run from September to December. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.7 and above for the reporting term are named […]

8 months ago

Caribou Utilities District honored with Outstanding Wastewater Operations Award

BANGOR, Maine – The Maine Rural Water Association presented the Outstanding Wastewater Operations award to the Caribou Utilities District at their 44th Annual Conference, held from December 10-12 at the Cross Insurance Center. This award recognizes an organization that demonstrates excellence in wastewater management, ensuring both efficiency and sustainability in their operations. Caribou Utilities District […]

8 months ago

Acadian Archives Lecture Series returns

FORT KENT, Maine – The Acadian Archives located on the University of Maine at Fort Kent campus will host its annual Acadian History Lecture Series on February 13 and run each Thursday at 6 p.m. for five weeks. The entire series will be available virtually through Zoom. These talks will cover about 400 years of Acadian […]

8 months ago

Marker earns dean’s list honors at Utah Tech University

ST. GEORGE, Utah — Students at Utah Tech University in the fall 2024 semester demonstrated remarkable academic prowess, with 1,208 students earning dean’s list honors. Isaac Marker of Caribou was among those honored, earning a spot on the dean’s list for the fall 2024 semester. To qualify, students had to attain a semester grade point […]

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8 months ago

Wildcat boys win at Hermon

HERMON, Maine — The Presque Isle High School boys picked up a 39-36 victory at Hermon High School on Saturday, January 11.  Cruze Casavant led the way with 13 points and Brent Greenlaw added 11 points for the Wildcats. Brody Hurd and Carter Wiggen both had 7 points for the Hawks. PI (6-4)   6 […]

8 months ago

UMPI to offer master of science in business to support workforce needs

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — With a focus on meeting state workforce needs and providing working adults with a direct, affordable, and entirely online pathway to a postgraduate degree and subsequent career advancement, the University of Maine at Presque Isle is establishing a master of science in business degree program.As UMPI’s second-ever master’s degree, the high-demand […]

8 months ago

Taking steps to protect your cervical health

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine  — January is Cervical Health Awareness, a time to raise awareness about cervical cancer, Human Papilloma Virus and the importance of early detection. With that in mind, Northern Light AR Gould Hospital wants to share some guidance on this topic from Rachel Swartz, MD, a provider from Northern Light OB/GYN in Presque […]

8 months ago

Your change is helping change lives at NorState FCU

2024 marked the 10th anniversary of NorState FCU acquiring its first coin sorter. The sole coin sorter was purchased and installed at the Madawaska location in mid-2014. For a small user fee, members and non-members could stop by and have their loose change sorted and redeemed. The user fees collected would then be tallied up […]

8 months ago

United Insurance acquires Gallagher Insurance

PORTLAND, Maine – United Insurance, one of the largest independent insurance agencies in Maine announced the acquisition of Gallagher Insurance. In 1985, E Gerald (Jerry) Gallagher started an insurance agency at his Presque Isle home. After purchasing the Nelson Insurance Agency in 1989, the EG Gallagher Agency moved to 562 Main St. in Caribou where […]