Aroostook Republican photo/Joshua Archer During a recent Caribou City Council meeting, representatives of Troop 184, from left, Second Class Scouts Alex Picard, Jack Doody, Josh Fortin and chaperone Scott Belanger made an appearance in the audience. The boys earned their Citizenship badges by participating in a municipal government meeting. Absent from the photo were Second […]
LIMESTONE, Maine — The Robert A. Frost Memorial Library recently received a $550 grant from the Rose and Samuel Rudman Library Trust of the Maine Community Foundation to fund a series of programs with children’s author Fran Hodgkins in Aroostook County.
CARIBOU, Maine — About 300 students of the Teague Park Elementary School participated in this year’s Jump Rope for Heart event last Friday at the Caribou Wellness Center.
Porvair Filtration Group, an international leader in filtration and separation with a plant in Caribou, has been honored with the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade — the United Kingdom’s highest accolade for business success.
Aroostook Republican Photo/Joshua Archer Citizen of the Year Bryan Thompson, center, is congratulated by Caribou Chamber of Commerce Director William Tasker and Board President Laurie Colton during last week’s annual recognition banquet at the Caribou Inn and Convention Center. Thompson challenges students to give back By Joshua ArcherStaff Writer Caribou native, Bryan Thompson, was […]
CARIBOU, Maine — The Aroostook County Emergency Management Agency may get a facelift later this year. EMA Director Darren Woods plans to add an addition to the Sweden Street building, which will give the agency much needed space.
Contributed photo Kristi Bray, financial officer of Maine Agri-Women, and Diane Hemphill, co-chair of the Steering Committee and corresponding secretary, receive a $5,000 donation from Fred Morton, Jr., executive vice president, and Peter Hallowell, vice president, both of Farm Credit East in Presque Isle. The funds will help sponsor the American Agri-Women national convention later […]
Screening to save lives and dollars
To the editor:
Colorectal cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second most common cause of cancer deaths in the country. This year alone, an estimated 133,000 people will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer, and nearly 50,000 will die from the disease. Compounding the tragedy is the fact that colorectal cancer is one of the most preventable forms of cancer.
By Rep. John Martin
(D-Eagle Lake)
I am again serving on the Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee. The committee oversees General Fund appropriations and general fiscal policy, federal funds allocations and financial evaluation of agencies of state government.
While it’s refreshing to see the snow finally melt, we’re also getting a close look at another ugly side of winter: litter.
The road I live on seems to be a magnet for litterbugs.
