Stories by Staff Aroostook Republican

11 years ago

Roxanne S. Murphy

Murphy, Roxanne S., 26, May 3, 2015.  Interment held in the St. Joseph Cemetery, Hamlin.  Arrangements by Mockler Funeral Home, Caribou.

11 years ago

Dorothy W. Peterson

Peterson, Dorothy W., 97, May 10, 2015.  Graveside services will be held Saturday, May 23, at 1 p.m. at the Ashland Cemetery.

11 years ago

Gertrude Blanchette Wright

Wright, Gertrude Blanchette, 87, May 9, 2015.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated today, Wednesday, May 13, at 10 a.m. from the Parish of the Precious Blood Holy Rosary Catholic Church.  Interment to be held in the Old Holy Rosary Cemetery.  Arrangements by Mockler Funeral Home, Caribou.

11 years ago

Committals

Robert B. Blaisdell, 86, of Fort Fairfield, who passed away February 5, 2015.  A committal service with military honors will be held Monday, May 18, at 9 a.m. at the Riverside Cemetery, Fort Fairfield.  A service of Giberson-Dorsey Funeral Home, Fort Fairfield. Joyce Van Trump, who passed away in Florida.  A graveside service will be […]

11 years ago

Strong pitching lifts FF to victories

The hottest Aroostook County baseball team playing in the Class D ranks is Fort Fairfield. The Tigers began the season with consecutive losses, but since then have reeled off four wins in a row.

11 years ago

Caribou track teams dominant

CARIBOU, Maine — It was another home meet and another victory for both the girls’ and boys’ Viking track and field teams.

In the Saturday competition, held despite off-and-on rain showers, Caribou cruised to titles as the girls won with 251 points, with Presque Isle the closest of six other teams in pursuit with 108, and the boys tallied 229 points to down the second-place Wildcats (83) and five other teams.

11 years ago

Beavers guided by veteran leadership

WASHBURN, Maine — The Beavers’ baseball team will rely on veteran leadership to guide the team this season, with 12 of the 15 players on the roster being upperclassmen.

11 years ago

Eagles’ 37-game win streak comes to halt

A softball winning streak that dated back to May 18, 2012 came to an end Saturday as the Central Aroostook Panthers took an early lead and held on to defeat Limestone-MSSM, 12-10.
Central Aroostook scored five first-inning runs and added four more in the third to take a quick 9-0 lead. The Eagles scored three in their half of the third, but the Panthers put three of their own on the scoreboard in the fourth.

11 years ago

Tennis teams continue stellar play

It was a quiet week for the Caribou tennis teams, whose only completed match was played at home Thursday against Madawaska.
Both Viking squads earned 5-0 victories. The boys are now 5-0 after Michael Marquis, Brendan Cyr and Ethan Plourde failed to drop a single game in singles, while the duos of Alec Cyr-Austin Scott and Austin Cheplic-Emerson Duplissie-Cyr also easily prevailed.

11 years ago

Community News

Walk for Life Thursday in PI     The Pregnancy Care Centers of Aroostook will hold its “Walk For Life” in Fort Kent, Presque Isle and Houlton Thursday beginning with registration at 6:30 p.m.    The walk, which begins at 7 p.m., is one of PCC’s largest fundraisers and needs the help of our community. This is […]