Community

11 months ago

Reuben and Annette Cote Family Memorial Scholarship awarded to Pines Health Services nurse

Because of a local family’s generosity, caring and desire to give back, many nurses at Cary Medical Center have been supported with financial assistance to help further their nursing education over the past 30 years.  Members of the Reuben and Annette Cote family originally established the Family Memorial Scholarship program in memory of Annette because […]

11 months ago

St Apollonia Dental Clinic announces leadership change

The board of St Apollonia Dental Clinic and Dr. Norma Desjardins are pleased to announce the following leadership transition as well as provide a Festival of Trees update. As of June Julie Tucci is the new executive director of St Apollonia Dental Clinic. Previously Tucci had served as scheduling coordinator,  and her role quickly grew to […]

11 months ago

Caribou area From our Files – Week of October 16, 2024

25 Years Ago – Oct. 20, 1999
Time Warner plans to launch service next year — Road Runners coming. Time Warner Cable last week announced it would launch its high-speed, broadband Internet service in northern Maine early next year.

11 months ago

Houlton area From our Files – Week of October 16, 2024

75 Years Ago – September 15, 1949
Local Generosity Revives Hayes Library At Ricker — George Rich, Chairman of English at Ricker, and Faculty advisor to the Library, is highly gratified at the generosity of the many public-spirited Aroostook people who have helped him in his monumental task of creating the new and efficient Ricker Library.

11 months ago

St. John Valley area – Week of October 16, 2024

50 Years Ago — October 16, 1974

  35 seek new jobs – Some 35 applications for the new job of Director of Recreation for Madawaska have been received by the Town’s Recreation Committee, Mike Walsh, chairman, has told the Times.

11 months ago

Presque Isle area From our Files – Week of October 16, 2024

25 Years Ago – October 20, 1999
Dorsey was presented with the 1999 Sam Walton Business Leader Award — The 1999 Sam Walton Business Leader Award was presented to David Dorsey, chief executive officer of First Citizens Bank in Presque Isle, for his outstanding leadership in the Presque Isle business community.

11 months ago

The Fort Kent Rotary Club to host hunters breakfast on November 2

FORT KENT, Maine – The Fort Kent Rotary Club will host its annual hunters’ breakfast on Saturday, November 2 from 6 to 9 a.m. at the University of Maine at Fort Kent Nowland Hall. The breakfast is open to community members. Tickets are $15 per person. You may purchase your ticket from any Fort Kent […]

11 months ago

Sandusky named a Distinguished Alumnus Award recipient

Students entering Mt. Vernon Township High School in Mt. Vernon, Illinois are now being greeted by a plaque recognizing Mapleton resident Terry Sandusky as a Distinguished Alumnus of the school, Class of 1962. The MVTHS Distinguished Alumni Award was established in 1990 to recognize outstanding contributions of MVTHS Graduates in the following areas:  Exceptional Accomplishments […]

11 months ago

Aroostook Goose Chase is this weekend

join Maine Audubon staff naturalist Doug Hitchcox and friends to comb through the many waterfowl species migrating through northern Maine.

11 months ago

UMFK Blake Library Gallery featuring exhibit ‘A Retrospective’ by Elizabeth Parker

FORT KENT, Maine – The University of Maine at Fort Kent Blake Library Galley will host the current art exhibit “A Retrospective” by artist Elizabeth Parker through the month of November.  Parker creates artwork for the enjoyment of seeing what develops after the first mark by brush, pencil, or pen makes its appearance on canvas […]