Caribou

2 months ago

‘Camp Invention’ tests creativity of Aroostook County youth

Innovation filled the hallways of the campus center at the University of Maine at Presque Isle Wednesday as a group of young engineers demonstrated their original snow plow designs.  Instead of steel, these vehicles were made of cardboard boxes, plastic cups and paper plates. They were the creations of a group of third and fourth […]

3 months ago

Acadia FCU names Cannan as president and CEO

Acadia Federal Credit Union is pleased to announce the appointment of Joey Cannan as the organization’s next president and CEO. His new role will begin following the July 1 retirement of longtime President and CEO David Desjardins. As president and CEO, Cannan will oversee the overall operations and strategic direction of the credit union. Reporting […]

3 months ago

3 Aroostook school districts cut more after budgets shot down

FORT KENT, Maine – Officials in three Aroostook County school districts are making additional cuts after voters rejected their budgets.  Caribou-based RSU 39 voters rejected their school budget earlier this month, and the school board has since recommended a budget with a $60,000 reduction. The district will hold a public budget meeting on July 1 […]

3 months ago

A 1st look at Aroostook County’s new $65M potato chip plant

Less than a month ago, the Taste of Maine Potato Chip Co.’s $65 million flagship plant on the former Loring Air Force Base looked like little more than a fenced-in patch of gravel.  Today, the frame of the 96,000-square-foot facility towers over the surrounding area as the plant begins to take shape.  “This is not […]

3 months ago

Judge continues blocking closure of Job Corps program with Maine locations

A federal judge in Manhattan Wednesday granted a preliminary injunction barring the Trump administration — at least for now — from continuing its effort to shut down Job Corps, the nation’s largest job training program for low-income young adults which has two training centers in Maine. “Once Congress has passed legislation stating that a program […]