Aroostook EMA (AKEMA) has been notified by Maine Emergency Management Agency that it will be receiving Homeland Security grant funding in the amount of $124,894. This funding was applied for in September, and although the amount of funding continues to diminish year after year, we are still able to do a lot of […]
The following memorial books and materials were presented to the Caribou Public Library during the third quarter of 2014.
In Memory of Ronald Bouchard: “Fly Fishing and Fly Tying a Practical Guide to Fishing in Two Classic Volumes” by Peter Gathercole and Martin Ford, presented by Terry and Mary Stilwell.
CARIBOU, Maine — The Cary Medical Center-based air ambulance service known as Fresh Air LLC has recently graduated four new recruits to their life-saving crew. Bill Belanger, owner and manager of the private company, began operating in 2000, and renewed their contract with the city of Caribou, for the second time, in 2012, in order to keep the air ambulance service operating out of Cary.
The air ambulance service provides the Aroostook County area with two separate air ambulance planes — one based in Presque Isle and the other in Caribou.
As it happened, both lunar eclipses of 2014 occurred during overcast nights in Aroostook County — but that didn’t stop students from craning their necks skyward trying to catch a glimpse through a break in the clouds.
CARIBOU, Maine — With the upcoming vote on ballot Question 1, which looks to ban three different methods of bear hunting in Maine, including baiting, trapping and hunting with dogs, Wayne Pacelle, the president of The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) made a special trip to Caribou on Oct. 8 to speak with fellow advocates of HSUS’s “Fair Bear Hunting Initiative.”
CARIBOU, Maine — Since organizers began circulating a petition this summer aimed at removing 80 percent of the rural landmass from Caribou to secede into the town of Lyndon, only one thing has really changed.
“Before it was the mosquitoes, but now it’s the cold weather,” joked Caribou Secession Committee spokesperson Paul Camping. It’s been a pretty mild fall for the region, all things considered, but 40-degree weather hasn’t been nearly enough to deter Camping from going house-to-house with his clipboard.
Every 25 seconds, a fire department responds to a fire somewhere in the U.S., according to a new report released by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). The report, “Fire Loss in the United States during 2013,” provides a comprehensive look at fires in the U.S., including civilian fire deaths and injuries, property damage and intentionally set fires.
In 2013, there were:
CARIBOU, Maine — North Lakes Fire and Rescue Chief Darren R. Woods was recognized in Augusta on Oct. 1 at the annual meeting of the Maine State Fire Chief’s Association.
At that meeting, Chief Woods received Maine Chief Fire Officer II certification. This certification is slightly different than others because it is not the result of one class. Rather, a panel of peers reviews one’s entire career, with scoring based on education, personal accomplishments within the fire service and service to the community.
This year’s theme from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is “Working Smoke Alarms Save Lives: Test Yours Every Month!”
The NFPA has been the official sponsor of Fire Prevention Week for more than 90 years, and is currently gearing up to officially kick off this year’s campaign, October 5-11.
“Smoke alarms can help make the difference between life and death in a fire, but they need to be working,” said Lorraine Carli, NFPA’s vice president of outreach and advocacy. “This year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign reinforces the importance of testing smoke alarms each month, and works to ensure that people have the needed protection in the event of a home fire.”
Firefighters have been working with Caribou students to help kids “Learn Not to Burn” since the 1980s, but the lessons kids learn in schools need to be reinforced at home.
“One of the things parents need to talk to their kids about is an escape plan — making sure they know how to get out of the house and making sure they have a safe meeting,” explained Caribou Fire Chief Scott Susi. “That way, they know everyone is out.”
