CARIBOU, Maine — The second-grade students in the classrooms of Cheryl Hallowell, Mary Theriault, Gayle Smart and Beth Boone at Caribou’s Hilltop Elementary School recently studied a unit called Pass It On, during which they discovered the importance of helping out and giving back to others.
The night was short; in complete sync with the lingering daylight of a June evening in Maine. The windows and screen doors were open; ushering in the scent of lilac, wild roses, ancient perennials and recently cut grass. We sat at the oblong veneer table, our hands expressing much more than our words as we sealed our bonds of comradery yet again.
To the editor:
I just could not let this week go by without paying tribute to the many, many volunteers who helped out with Ride Aroostook over the weekend of July 11-12. There were young people, seniors, high school students, families, so many volunteers I would not attempt to name them all and I would not want to miss a single one.
To the editor:
The Secession representatives of the future Town of Lyndon want to take this opportunity to assure the residents of the secession territory that their safety was of great concern to us when we studied the issue of police protection.
Editor’s note: The first part of Paul Camping’s letter to the editor ran in last week’s edition.
To the editor:
Now, a little history. For reasons, that escape me, Mr. Cyr describes himself as a fiscal conservative, just like the members of the Secession Committee. I’m not quite sure of his motives here, but I for one, can tell you his feeling of comradery is not shared by the Committee. To fully understand why, I have to describe for you the events that transpired at the City Council meeting on the evening of January 14, 2013. City Council was to consider allowing City Manager Bleess to sign a contract with an aviation consulting firm that would handle the repaving contract for the runways at the Caribou Municipal Airport.
I read last week’s paper while I was away on holidays and thought I must have attended the wrong meeting on July 7th. When you get older you sometimes get more forgetful, so I diligently watched the workshop with the secession group which I found on the city’s website to see if I had talked about Van Buren and their Public Works Dept. and their cost to maintain roads. I was certainly hoping I hadn’t, because I have never taken the time to investigate Van Buren’s Public Works Dept.
CARIBOU — The following cases were heard at the District Court in Caribou during the month of April.
Wednesday, July 22 PRESQUE ISLE: Free workshop Essentials of College Planning for adults 19 and over at 9 a.m. at the Presque Isle CareerCenter, 66 Spruce St. Preregistration is required; FMI or to register call 1 (800) 281-3703 or visit meoc.maine.edu. Thursday, July 23 NEW SWEDEN: Founder’s Day ceremony at 10 […]
115 Years Ago – 1900
• The travelling library, which was loaned by the state to the town of Caribou, has returned, more than likely due to the popularity of the author’s works.
• The Bangor and Aroostook railroad will run a cheap excursion to Millinocket, the “Magic City of the East.” The cost of a round trip is $1.50.
Houlton-based Pioneer Broadband will start replacing its copper cable lines in the towns of Sherman and Stacyville with about 16 miles of high-speed fiber-optic cable.
