Stories by Staff Aroostook Republican

10 years ago

Rossignol goal lifts Viking boys, girls fall in overtime

     The Caribou varsity soccer teams were back home Saturday and each team played matches with one-goal margins. The boys won theirs, 1-0, over Old Town, while the girls suffered a 4-3 overtime loss to the Coyotes.

10 years ago

Vikings sweep competition at Presque Isle XC meet

     The Caribou boys and girls were both victorious at Saturday’s Presque Isle Invitational Cross Country Meet, which featured teams from Aroostook County as well as four schools from the Bangor area.

10 years ago

Project Canopy funds are available

     Project Canopy, a cooperative partnership between the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry’s Maine Forest Service and GrowSmart Maine, announces grants are available to state, county and municipal governments, educational institutions and nonprofit organizations for community forestry efforts.

10 years ago

Aroostook County Grand Jury

     On Friday, Sept. 11, the Aroostook County Grand Jury completed its ninth session of 2015 and handed down 10 indictments against 10 individuals without any “no bills.”

10 years ago

UM System trustees gather Sunday in PI

     PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — The University of Maine System Board of Trustees will convene in The County this Sunday and Monday, Sept. 20 and 21, 2015, on the University of Maine at Presque Isle campus.

10 years ago

UMFK earns accolades in U.S. News rankings

     FORT KENT, Maine — The University of Maine at Fort Kent is again among the Top Public Colleges in the North region, according to the U.S. News & World Report 2016 rankings released Sept. 9, 2015.

10 years ago

Edwina Morrell

     LIMESTONE, ME & HOME- STEAD, FL – Edwina Morrell, widow of Harold L. Morrell, died September 7, 2015, at her residence in Homestead, where she had resided with her daughter, Terry. She was born April 22, 1932, to Leo and Almeda (Powers) Cote in Limestone. She married Harold November 21, 1950. They ran […]

10 years ago

Lorraine Beatrice Jepson

       NEW SWEDEN & LONG ISLAND, NY – Lorraine Beatrice Jepson, 92, passed away on September 9, 2015, surrounded by loved ones at the Caribou Nursing Home. She was born July 7, 1923, in New Sweden, thedaughterofHenryand Beatrice (Dahlberg) Anderson. Lorraine Beatrice Jepson

10 years ago

Mary Jane “Sylvia” Donovan

       CASWELL & FORT FAIRFIELD – Mary Jane “Sylvia” Donovan, 91, wife of the late Norman L. Donovan, passed away Thursday morning, September 10, 2015, at a Van Buren healthcare facility follow- ing a brief illness. She was born March 19, 1924, in St. Andre, New Brunswick, the daughter of Solomon and Anna […]