11 years ago
Grace R. Gagnon
Gagnon, Grace R., 87, November 5, 2014. A graveside service will be announced in the springtime and held at the Old Holy Rosary Cemetery, Caribou. Arrangements by Phaneuf Funeral Home, Manchester, N.H.
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11 years ago
Rhea Gendreau
Gendreau, Rhea, 95, November 14, 2014. Interment to be held in the St. Louis Cemetery. Arrangements by Mockler Funeral Home, Caribou.
11 years ago
Lillian H. Michaud
Michaud, Lillian H., 83, November 11, 2014. Interment was held in the Northern Maine Veterans Cemetery, Caribou. Arrangements by Mockler Funeral Home, Caribou.
11 years ago
Philip A. White
White, Philip A., 96, November 13, 2014. A graveside service will be held in the spring at the Crouseville Cemetery. Arrangements by Duncan-Graves Funeral Home, Presque Isle.
11 years ago
County-wide Pitch in for the Paws a huge success
A huge success! That’s what organizers are calling a region-wide project led by The County’s four hospitals and The County Federal Credit Union to support four animal shelters in northern, central and southern Aroostook. Pitch in for the Paws, a coordinated collection drive for items to stock the shelves at the animal welfare organizations that take […]
11 years ago
Huskies’ football team shows potential
The Aroostook Huskies Football Club recently completed its season. This year’s team made considerable progress on the field, earning the respect of all opponents. Despite coming up short on the scoreboard, these Huskies physically stood up to larger players week in and week out, making teams earn every point.
11 years ago
Caribou athletes among all-conference choices
Penobscot Valley Conference chooses elite in soccer, cross country and golf
The Penobscot Valley Conference has announced its all-conference teams for the fall sports season, and several local athletes are included.
Dayne Savage and Donovan Savage, both of Caribou, and Hunter Flynn of Presque Isle made the Class B boys’ all-conference squad in golf. Representing other league schools were Kyle Lamson of Mount Desert Island, Chris Kauppila, Lucas Shorette and Cole Daniel, all of Old Town; and Garrett Putnam of Hermon.
11 years ago
Maine Woods Tourism Training Initiative offers grants
The Maine Woods Tourism Training Initiative is offering a limited number of small grants ($500-$1,000) to help tourism companies secure expert assistance needed to take their business to the next level.
The new program will provide up to 50 percent of the cost for one-on-one consulting to help businesses implement strategies related to past an ongoing training, customer service, customer relations management, financial management and other areas of innovation.
11 years ago
UMPI/Community Band to hold Winter Concert
The University of Maine at Presque Isle’s UMPI/ Community Band will have a winter concert Monday, Dec. 1, at 7 p.m. in Wieden Auditorium with a snow date of Monday, Dec. 8. Jon Simonoff will be the conductor. A variety of music will be performed by this unique group including classic band literature, settings of choral […]
11 years ago
Cary Medical Center recognized as a top performer
Recognition for pneumonia and surgical care
Cary Medical Center today announced it has been recognized as a 2013 Top Performer on Key Quality Measures by The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of health care organizations in the U.S. The hospital was recognized as part of The Joint Commission’s 2014 annual report “America’s Hospitals: Improving Quality and Safety, for attaining and sustaining excellence in accountability measure performance for pneumonia and surgical care. Cary is one of 1,224 hospitals in the U.S. to achieve the 2013 Top Performer distinction.
