Stories by Staff Aroostook Republican

9 years ago

Brian’s Ride plans ‘Vendor Blender’

     CARIBOU — Caribou’s first “Vendor Blender,” featuring craft and gift items, jewelry, homemade foods and more for sale, will be held from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday, July 23, at the American Legion Hall in Caribou.

9 years ago

LeBlanc wins S.W. Collins gaveway

Contributed photo Robert LeBlanc of Caribou, left, won the S.W. Collins Co. $1,000 Shopping Giveaway. LeBlanc was selected at random from more than 400 entries submitted at the store from March 1-May 31. Todd Pelletier, Caribou store manager, presents LeBlanc with his prize.    

9 years ago

1941: Curbside restaurant opens

115 Years Ago — July 24, 1901

Best weather — Aroostook has experienced the best weather for haying in several years and the hay security is of an extra quality.

9 years ago

Local workers receive Next Step ME funds

     PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Two employees of The Aroostook Medical Center in Presque Isle have received Next Step Maine scholarships to continue their education.

9 years ago

Theft as an art form

To the editor:

     If you believe that a municipality would never do anything to deliberately harm its citizens, stop reading this letter right now. It would be a waste of your time. However, if you are open minded enough to form your own opinion, then continue reading and consider the following facts.

9 years ago

IRS impersonation takes troubling turn

     For most Americans, tax season ends on April 15. For the con artists operating the pernicious IRS impersonation scam, cheating honest taxpayers is a year-round job.
9 years ago

Inside the First Amendment: Out of sight, out of mind

     The red, white and blue bunting is down, the flags are furled and the last of the fireworks have been sent aloft. And for far too many of us, that surge of patriotic fervor and effort found around July Fourth goes back into metaphorical storage for another year.

9 years ago

Perham plans yard sale

     PERHAM, Maine — The town of Perham will hold a community-wide yard sale the weekend of July 29-31, 2016.

9 years ago

Candidates may apply

     Applications are now being accepted for the 2016 Miss Northern Maine Pageant. The contest will be held in October and is open to girls and women ages 2 and up who live in Maine.

9 years ago

Woodland honor roll

     WOODLAND, Maine — Officials at the Woodland Consolidated School have announced the third-trimester honor roll for the 2015-16 school year. Achieving top grades were: