By Julia Bayly BDN Staff FORT KENT — Bangor Publishing Co. has obtained a second northern Maine news outlet, according to Todd Benoit, BDN president, who made the announcement March 1. Contributed photo Andrew Birden, who founded Fiddlehead Focus six years ago in Fort Kent, has been named general manager of Northeast Publishing […]
PRESQUE ISLE — Registration is now open for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s annual Maine Grain Conference, to be held Wednesday, March 23, from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at Northern Maine Community College in Presque Isle.
AUGUSTA — A bill to help Aroostook County residents have better cellphone coverage by allowing for the construction of a new tower has earned unanimous support from the Legislature’s Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Committee.
PRESQUE ISLE — Workplace tobacco laws will be the topic Tuesday, April 5, during a special “Lunch ‘n Learn” program hosted by Healthy Aroostook and Power of Prevention, the area’s local Healthy Maine Partnerships (HMPs).
100 Years Ago — Mar. 9, 1916
“Caribou ahead as usual” — According to figures given out at the office of the state superintendent of schools Tuesday, there are 19,420 pupils registered in the common schools of Aroostook County with 9,659 boys and 9,761 girls. Caribou registers 1,353 pupils with 1,026 the average daily attendance. Caribou had the most pupils, followed by Presque Isle at 1,270 and Fort Kent at 1,204.
The Wintergreen Arts Center, a nonprofit organization that provides hands-on experiences to encourage creativity and the arts in Aroostook County, has announced that local author Dottie Hutchins is assuming the position of executive director.
Wednesday, March 9 LIMESTONE: Pick up a children’s winter activity sheet at Frost Memorial Library, now through March 30. Winner drawn March 31 at 3 p.m. LIMESTONE: Book club, Frost Memorial Library, 1 p.m. Book discussion: “Ghost Writer” by Philip Roth. FMI: 325-4706. Saturday, March 12 CARIBOU: Vintage fashion display at Caribou Historical Center and […]
I recently read an online post by Maureen Taylor “the photo detective.” Maureen is an internationally known genealogist whose specialty is identifying and preserving photos. She posted her alarm at the de-cluttering rage sweeping the country.
I parked my car at the Save-A-Lot parking lot, turned off the engine and settled back in my seat with a long, tell-all sigh. “I am 60 years old,” I whispered. The voice was unfamiliar to me; older and wiser and tired.
To the editor:
At the end of January, the Caribou Public Library closed for a bit more than a week for some scheduled housekeeping. I had made sure to stock up on books. I was set, but around the third day of the closing, I just started to get twitchy.
