BANGOR, Maine — University of Maine System Chancellor James H. Page recently announced interim presidential appointments at the University of Maine at Augusta and the University of Maine at Fort Kent, along with a system-wide chief financial officer.
PRESQUE ISLE — Smith’s Farm of Presque Isle, a sixth-generation agricultural producer, has recently completed a large solar project at their cooling/packing facility in Westfield. Contributed photo These solar panels are the newest addition to Smith’s Farm’s Westfield cooling/packing facility. The assembly contains a total of 720 solar panels and is expected […]
New Ventures Maine (NVME) is partnering with the Small Business Administration to host the InnovateHER Business Plan Competition in Maine to ‘unearth innovative products and services that help impact and empower the lives of women and girls.’
The Maine Educational Opportunity Center has hired a new adviser for Aroostook and Northern Penobscot counties. A native of Portsmouth, N.H., Blanchette comes from a background of mental health and human services with a BA in science from the University of Maine, Augusta. Patrick Blanchette
HOULTON — Peter St. John, senior vice president of commercial services at Katahdin Trust Company, has announced the appointment of Benjamin (Ben) McQuade as commercial services officer with responsibilities for business lending and development in the Presque Isle area. Ben McQuade
CAMDEN — The board of directors of Camden National Corporation and Camden National Bank, the company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, recently announced that Carl J. Soderberg of Caribou has been elected to serve as a member of the board of directors.
Aging infrastructure to be replaced in the next five years By Darren Fishell BDN Staff PORTLAND — Facing aging power lines and poles, Emera Maine has started making its case to regulators for about $175 million in transmission projects over the next five years that stand to increase the transmission portion of […]
Time sure flies, doesn’t it? It seemed that just yesterday we were enjoying the last Thursdays On Sweden of the summer and now the Caribou Fall Arts & Crafts Festival is upon us and October is nearly over! Incredible! Aroostook Republican Photo/Mark Putnam The Caribou Chamber of Commerce has been busy this fall […]
The annual Fall Fun Festival is set for Oct. 31, 2015 for youths in Pre-K through sixth grade. There will be costume judging and games, with prizes being awarded. The event runs from 6-8 p.m. and individuals, businesses and organizations interested in providing a game or activity should contact the recreation office at 493-4224.
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Maddie Michaud scored a hat trick as her young Presque Isle girls soccer team avenged an early-season loss at Caribou to gain a 3-1 victory last Wednesday.
