Stories by Staff Aroostook Republican

9 years ago

Petrin joins New Ventures Maine

     PRESQUE ISLE — New Ventures Maine (formerly Women, Work, and Community) has announced the addition of Karin Petrin as a new microenterprise specialist. Karen Petrin

9 years ago

Rates rising for electricity users

     BANGOR — Customers in the Maine Public electricity district will soon see transmission rates creep up by around a dollar a month.

9 years ago

Insurance workers unite for United Way

Contributed photo Employees at United Insurance in Presque Isle recently presented a $500 donation to the United Way of Aroostook, the proceeds of their “Jean Day” and “Raising Cents” fund-raisers. From February through May, workers engaged in a friendly competition to raise the contribution. At the presentation are, from left, front row, employee Wanda Guiggey; […]

9 years ago

Maine employees earn state ‘Promise’ scholarship

     AUGUSTA — Next Step Maine has announced today that $35,600 has been awarded to 28 Maine employees who were nominated by their employers for a 2016 Next Step Maine Employee of Promise scholarship this spring.

9 years ago

1941: Clovers open season

115 Years Ago — June 5, 1901

Riding along by the 4th — It is expected that two automobiles will be in town by the Fourth of July in Caribou, just in time for a celebration. And why not have one of them head the procession?

Good weather — Thermometers registered 92 degrees in the shade at noon today. Several parties have also found ripe strawberries during the past week. It was also good enough weather recently for several young people to enjoy a buckboard ride and a day’s outing at Madawaska Lake last Thursday.

9 years ago

Caribou, a nice place, but …

To the editor:

     You know that times must really be tough in our taxing and economically declining little community, when one of its staunchest and most valuable cheerleaders doesn’t even live in Caribou. Nevertheless, this loyal city booster has vowed that she will be a frequent visitor to Caribou, which is fantastic because our local businesses desperately need her tourist trade (Please, see: “Caribou, to be or not to be”; Viewpoints, May 25, 2016.).

9 years ago

WANTED: Senior residents

    To the editor:

    Members of the Woodland Historical Society are looking for the most senior resident of the town to become the holder of The Historical Cane. If you can help us, please call Jeremy at 325-1214 or Shirley at 498-8532.

9 years ago

Curbing distracted driving this summer

By Matthew Dunlap and Owen Smith

    Distracted driving is a growing public safety problem with each passing year. This problem doesn’t discriminate based on age or race or geography; it affects mothers, fathers, children and grandparents. But the good news is we can prevent it.