Vendors opened May 14 at the Aroostook Centre Mall By Nancy Roe Special to The Republican The Presque Isle Farmers’ Market opened May 14 in the Aroostook Centre Mall parking lot. Contributed photo/Anne Chase Gloria and Mark Goughan of Goughan’s Farms unload and display a truckload of fresh corn during last season […]
HOULTON — The Aroostook Mental Health Center recently recognized Kelly Nightingale, juvenile probation officer, for her work in the field of Multi Systemic Therapy/Problem Sexual Behavior since 2013 with support of the Maine Department of Corrections and MST Associates. Contributed photo Kelly Nightingale, juvenile probation officer, was lauded by officials from the Aroostook […]
Donation made to scholarship fund PRESQUE ISLE— Thanks to the generosity of a New Sweden family, their friends, acquaintances and a caring community, a large donation has been made to a memorial scholarship fund at Northern Maine Community College. Contributed photo Gregg Collins, left, chair of the Northern Maine Community College Foundation, accepts […]
Contributed photo The United Way of Aroostook recently presented a donation to the Honor Guard students at Loring Job Corps. The students helped move the United Way office from 9 Dyer St. to its new location at the Aroostook Centre Mall. At the check presentation are, from left, Elaine Sipe, United Way finance manager and […]
115 Years Ago — May 22, 1901
Rain is needed — Rain is very much needed. It is reported that many forest fires are raging. Tuesday and Wednesday were very hot days, being 89 and 92 degrees in the shade respectively. Also, on the account of so many blossoms, some of the knowing ones predict a large crop of berries this season.
Successful trip — Dr. I.W.E. McLellan, H.E. Trainor and W.R. Lumbert, Esq., made a successful fishing trip to Bridgwater Saturday, returning home Sunday. They brought home 60 trout.
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — One hundred and fifty-four students graduated from the University of Maine at Presque Isle on Saturday, May 14, 2016, during the 2016 Commencement Exercises — the University’s 107th commencement ceremony. President Linda Schott conferred degrees for the 2015-2016 academic year upon the 85 students who participated in the ceremony held in Wieden Gymnasium.
CARIBOU — The Aroostook Chapter 2132 of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees recently hosted the 39th Maine Federation of Chapters State Convention at the Caribou Inn and Convention Center.
Wednesday, May 25 AUGUSTA: Maine Association of Retirees annual meeting at Augusta Civic Center, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. FMI: 582-1960 or mar@maineretirees.org. PRESQUE ISLE: College Fair at the University of Maine at Presque Isle, Gentile Hall, 9-11 a.m. Please note corrected date. Free and open to all high school juniors. FMI: 768-9532. WOODLAND: Special meeting of […]
To the editor:
After reading the City of Caribou’s puffy press-release piece in the May, 11, 2016 edition of the Aroostook Republican (Caribou Region Business section), which was entitled: “Caribou gets kudos in national surveys”, I had to muster all of my will power in order to resist the overwhelming urge to jump on my bicycle and pedal down to the local fireworks emporium in order to purchase a battery of spiffy new skyrockets, preferably ones that would display the Caribou City Seal when they exploded (ka-boom!).
To the editor:
It’s time for the residents of Caribou to decide if their city is worth fighting for or simply let its businesses close, its museums shutter their doors, and the secessionists tear apart anything that remains.
