Community

8 months ago

Your change is helping change lives at NorState FCU

2024 marked the 10th anniversary of NorState FCU acquiring its first coin sorter. The sole coin sorter was purchased and installed at the Madawaska location in mid-2014. For a small user fee, members and non-members could stop by and have their loose change sorted and redeemed. The user fees collected would then be tallied up […]

8 months ago

Center for the Advancement of Rural Living Martin Luther King Jr. Day Breakfast

CARIBOU, Maine — The Center for the Advancement of Rural Living will host the inaugural Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Breakfast Monday, Jan. 20 at 9 a.m. at the Caribou Inn and Convention Center. The public is invited, breakfast will be $18. A presentation of the “I have a Dream” speech will be delivered […]

8 months ago

PAWS Pet of the Week – Lover

Meet Lover, a sweet and playful tuxedo cat who’s ready to find her forever home. She is as charming as she is beautiful.

8 months ago

Rescue is my breed, Part 3

Happy New Year to everyone. In this series I’ve been sharing about some rescues that have been part of our lives. 

8 months ago

Mapleton family donates land to Lions

In 2025, the Mapleton Lions Club will start its largest recreation project since the construction of the original Mapleton Lions Community Swimming Pool.

8 months ago

Brown and Carter finish atop Easton spelling bee

EASTON, Maine — The first round of the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee was held at the Easton Jr/Sr High School Gymnasium on January 8. The Easton School Department would like to extend congratulations to the winner Carter Brown and runner-up Abby Porter. Brown and Porter will represent the Easton School Department at the Aroostook […]

8 months ago

The County Community Players receive Maine CF grant

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — The County Community Players is excited to announce the receipt of a generous $5,000 grant aimed at promoting the arts and increasing community engagement in Aroostook County. The 2024 Maine Theater grant, awarded by The Maine Community Foundation, will directly benefit the organization’s efforts to enhance the live theater experience during […]

8 months ago

AR Gould Hospital welcomes its 2025 new year baby

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Colton Walker Hayes, the first baby born in 2025 at Northern Light AR Gould Hospital in Presque Isle, was delivered at 12:20 a.m. on Tuesday, January 7.  Colton was 7 pounds, 5 ounces and 19.5 inches long at birth. He is the son of Amanda Carmichael and Jerry Hayes of Blaine.  […]