KeyBank (NYSE: KEY) has donated $15,000 to Aroostook County Childcare Resource Center, an initiative of United Way of Aroostook and the Aroostook Partnership. ACCRC supports over 80 childcare and daycare centers in Aroostook County by helping to match childcare services to community needs, provide training and resources to early childcare providers, collaborate with businesses to […]
A new children’s book has come to The County. Dana Allison of Castle Hill wrote “Snowflake, The Little, White Kitty, Disappears,” while her granddaughter, Persephone Bennett of New York, illustrated. The story about a missing cat and its return home evolved over 20 years. The book tells what happens when two cats and a dog […]
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — The Presque Isle Rotary Club’s annual Thesaurus Day is making a difference in the lives of local grade 3 students, continuing a tradition that began in September 2006. This year, about 175 thesauruses were distributed to students at Zippel, Mapleton, Easton and Ashland schools, thanks to the dedication of the club’s […]
CARIBOU, Maine — The Aroostook Veterans Advocacy Committee will meet on Saturday, February 15 from 10 a.m. to noon in the Chan Center at Cary Medical Center. Updates on veterans benefits including end of life issues will be presented along with updaters on the Caribou Maine Veterans Home. All area veterans and spouses are urged […]
MADAWASKA, Maine — Thursday, January 9 was National Law Enforcement Officer Appreciation Day, so Country Village Estates invited the Madawaska Police Department and United States Border Patrol and Customs, there were no Maine State Police or Aroostook County Sheriffs Department representatives available to attend. The event started with a prayer of protection for all of […]
Presque Isle City Manager Tyler Brown and Assistant City Manager Sonja Eyler led a discussion of events concerning development in business and industry as well as other topics of interest during the December meeting of the Central Aroostook Probus Club.
Gaynel Tilley of Presque Isle recently celebrated her 90th birthday with a special family celebration.
The Fort Kent Knights of Columbus have announced the winner of their ongoing lotto fundraiser for the previous week.
One important notice: Our open house at our new Central Aroostook Humane Society animal shelter has been postponed. It was scheduled for Jan. 25, but now we are looking to hold it in early spring to welcome the public and to properly celebrate this wonderful accomplishment.
