The Caribou boys scored 19.5 points and the Caribou girls tallied six at the Penobscot Valley Conference championship meets held over the weekend at Husson University in Bangor. Austin Scott was fourth in the 100 butterfly with a time of 1:00.64 and Dominic Judd tied for third in 1:08.01. In the 100 freestyle, Scott placed […]
The annual Wild Katahdin Trust Snow Run was held Saturday in conjunction with the Moosestompers Weekend. Thirty-one “hardy” runners and 14 “fearless” walkers, noted Larry Tonzi, race organizer, braved the frigid conditions to run/walk the 5K course.
The Caribou boys and girls Nordic teams and the Fort Kent boys and girls alpine teams were the big winners in the Aroostook League skiing championships held last week.
The Vikings swept both the classical and freestyle meets, with the classical held last Tuesday at the Nordic Heritage Center and the freestyle at the Fort Kent Outdoor Center Thursday.
In the classical, individual titles went to Presque Isle’s Noah Rossignol, who won the 5K race in 18:32.6, and Caribou’s Sarah Doak in 21:26.7.
Contributed photo by Robyn Smith These two sisters are currently residing at the Halfway Home Pet Rescue Adoption Center. All of their medical procedures have been completed. Volunteers say that the sisters are very clean, loving and devoted. They can be adopted for $50 each, or $85 together. HHPR is a 501c3 non-profit corporation and […]
CARIBOU — Presque Isle native Mary Barton Smith, whose $500,000 matching gift last February kicked off a successful $1.4 million fund-raising campaign and gave the Maine Winter Sports Center new life, has given a $2,000,000 gift and an additional $3,000,000 matching gift to kick off MWSC’s $20 million endowment campaign.
Wesley Rankin By Julia BaylyBDN Staff PRESQUE ISLE — An altercation over a parking spot Saturday afternoon at the Presque Isle Walmart Supercenter quickly escalated when several witnesses told police they believed one man involved had a gun.
WESTMANLAND, Maine — The Union 122 school board met at the home of Pat Anderson last Thursday to discuss policy updates and announce the opening of a technology coordinator position.
Policies concerning public participation at board meetings, substitute teachers, home schooling, suspension, and the Child Find mandate, which ensures that all students with special needs receive the appropriate assistance, passed their first reading.
Staff photo/Joshua Archer The heroic efforts of the Four Chaplains of the U.S.A.T Dorchester were remembered Feb. 7 during a solemn ceremony at the American Legion Post 15 in Caribou. Marking the WW II event were, from left, Steffin Gallupe, District 16 sergeant-at-arms and Post 18 Mars Hill commander; Lloyd Woods, past national vice commander […]
CARIBOU, Maine — Aroostook County Commissioners met last week to discuss the annual independent auditors’ report, and according to County Administrator Douglas Beaulieu, the process went smoothly and Aroostook County is in good financial health.
Emily Marin of Fort Kent was saved during the elimination round when the judges picked her to move forward as a “Wild Card,” going on to win the show and the title of the new 2015 Northern Star.
