Stories by Staff Aroostook Republican

11 years ago

Woodland man charged with assault

  WOODLAND, Maine — A resident was arrested Easter Sunday following a domestic altercation.
According to Aroostook County Sheriff Darrell Crandall, George Hallyburton, 36, was arrested and charged with domestic assault, OUI and violation of conditions of release.

11 years ago

Faith in action

Aroostook Republican photo/Joshua Archer    Sunday School students from Caribou’s Holy Rosary Church who took part in a service project during the Lenten season included, from left, front row, Mason St. Peter, Cody Bourgoine, Taylor St. Peter, Faith Lagasse, Abigail Lizotte and Lindsey Ouellette. Second row: Aedan Bourgoine, Rory Brescia, Katie Ellis, Madison Thibeault, Bradan Pelletier, […]

11 years ago

NMDC board hears National Park update

    CARIBOU, Maine — Lucas St. Clair, son of environmentalist and entrepreneur Roxanne Quimby, and the man determined to make 150,000 acres of land in the Katahdin region into a national park stopped by NMDC Thursday, April 9, to discuss his park legislation.

11 years ago

Mothers challenge school’s discipline decision

    CARIBOU, Maine – Two Caribou mothers didn’t think they’d find the answers they wanted during the last school board meeting on April 1, but that didn’t stop them from trying.
Over a year ago, their two sons were involved in a three-person fight at Caribou High School and suspended; they’ve disagreed with the outcome ever since.

11 years ago

Limestone moves budget along

    LIMESTONE, Maine — The town of Limestone’s 2016 budget is still preliminary and town manager, Fred Ventresco, said the town is shooting for sometime mid-May to have a finalized budget.

11 years ago

Police chief cited for drug-busting efforts

Officials with the Maine Elks Association, in conjunction with the City of Caribou, announced Monday that Chief Michael W. Gahagan has been selected as Maine’s nominee for the prestigious, Elks national Enrique “Kiki” Camarena Award.

11 years ago

Council approves VMS grant, slows secessionists

The Caribou City Council met Monday to hear from the public on the CDBG grant requested by Virtual Managed Solutions as well as to set a date for the city’s public hearing concerning the Caribou Secession Committee.

11 years ago

What Kids Say

SPRING CAR CARE

    The Aroostook Republican recently asked Connor students, “If you could make any change in the world to your vehicle, what would it be?”
The students had fantastically creative responses, and many would agree that a giant-sized pizza machine would make a fantastic vehicle.

11 years ago

Tech students offer tips on spring cleaning your car

Of all the things undergoing the rigors of spring cleaning, make sure your car is one of them.
“Wash the undercarriage of your car, get all that salt, dust, dirt and debris out of there,” said Mason Huck, a junior at the Caribou High School and an automotive student at the Caribou Regional Technology Center. Huck cautioned that the salt and gunk from winter roads could lead to rust.

11 years ago

Old Trucks vs. New Trucks

SPRING CAR CARE By Reid Margeson Grade 5, New Sweden     New trucks are better than old trucks because they have a lot more horse power. Old trucks may not have as much power to haul a big load. If they do not have the power the truck cannot haul the load. New trucks have […]