Stories by Staff Aroostook Republican

11 years ago

Out of the woods and into the water

Aroostook County has experienced some rather unusual weather this October. Potato farmers were pleased with a long stretch of dry conditions and few delays due to rain or heavy frost.

11 years ago

Choir plans fall concert

    The annual fall concert of the Aroostook River Voices, which now has over 80 members, will be held at the Ashland District School auditorium on Sunday, Nov. 9, at 2 p.m.    The theme of this year’s concert is Music, Flowing Through the Ages. The concert features music from the 1600s on through to the […]

11 years ago

Parker needs a home

Contributed photo by Robyn Smith    Parker is an approximately eight-week-old, short-hair, black and white male kitten, currently residing at a Halfway Home Pet Rescue foster home. President of the pet rescue, Norma Milton, says that Parker is very clean about the house and is a very loving, calm kitty who gets along well with all […]

11 years ago

Fall dinner at Gray Memorial Nov. 8

    CARIBOU — Officials with the Gray Memorial United Methodist Church of Caribou will host their annual Fall Dinner at the church dining hall, located on the corner of Sweden and Prospect streets, on Saturday, Nov. 8, beginning at 5 p.m.

11 years ago

Stockholm man gets 22 years in child porn case

    BANGOR — U.S. District Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced Tuesday that Benjamin A. Rossignol, 22, of Stockholm, was sentenced in U.S. District Court by Chief Judge John A. Woodcock Jr. to 22 years in prison, to be followed by 20 years of supervised release, for possessing and distributing child pornography.

11 years ago

What do you think about the city?

    CARIBOU, Maine — Everyone’s got an opinion and, so long as it pertains to municipal matters, Caribou City Councilors want to know what that opinion is.
For the second time this year, voters who hit the polls will be queried once more upon exit for their anonymous opinion regarding city matters.

11 years ago

Mock election yields real insight

 

CARIBOU, Maine — Last week’s mock election at the Caribou High School wasn’t real — but the experience was.
That’s why junior Maddy Staples, election chairman, is pretty excited that the school had nearly 75 percent participation.

11 years ago

Rotary donates $2,000 to United Way of Aroostook

    CARIBOU, Maine — The United Way of Aroostook kicked off their fund-raising campaign on Thursday at the S.W. Collins Co. in Caribou. As part of the campaign, the UWA has teamed up with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in order to provide free books to young children to give them a head start on education and to further their efforts in early childhood development.

11 years ago

Rec soccer league comes to a close

CARIBOU, Maine — The Caribou Parks and Recreation Department’s soccer program wrapped up recently with six final matches taking place.
Summaries in the third- and fourth-grade Premier League are as follows: