With high schools across Maine in the midst of planning socially distanced graduation ceremonies, Central Aroostook High School hopes to send a message of resilience to students despite being unable to fully celebrate in traditional ways.
The annual opening of the Presque Isle Farmers’ Market was especially poignant for many vendors and attendees as the event coincided with the gradual lifting of pandemic-related business restrictions in the state.
The Going Places Network, a group of community agencies and individuals that oversee Presque Isle’s only fixed public bus route, has announced that Aroostook Regional Transportation System is no longer the route’s owner and operator.
A Castle Hill man was injured after his vehicle was involved in a crash Thursday evening, according to the Maine State Police.
The regular line-up of Rockin’ on Riverside — every other Thursday from late May to late August — has been reduced to two concerts due to social distancing requirements.
On Saturday, UMPI premiered a virtual commencement ceremony that aimed to help this year’s graduates make the most out of the unexpected circumstances.
While Limestone Community School is looking into options for possibly bringing back high school classes this fall, RSU 39 officials have sent an offer to the school for a proposed reduction in tuition for Limestone students who choose to attend Caribou High School.
People will be able to walk an additional mile as part of the current bike and walking path near Riverside Drive in Presque Isle by the end of the summer.
With the COVID-19 pandemic causing students and teachers to finish the school year in remote learning and reconsider graduation and related plans, the RSU 39 board recently discussed how to tackle the beginning of the school year based on various scenarios.
The construction of the new Teague Park will resume next week and will likely be completed in early fall 2020, Gary Marquis, director of Caribou Parks and Recreation, announced.
