75 Years Ago – July 28, 1949
Fort Fairfield girl winner of Shopping Carnival award — Miss Betty Burtsell, Fort Fairfield, won the all-expense Bermuda trip offered as grand prize of the three-day gala Caribou Shopping Carnival held here Thursday through Saturday of last week.
50 Years Ago – July 24, 1974
Dr. N. Varnum appointed to the manpower pool — A Presque Isle optometrist, Dr. Norman Varnum, was appointed a member of a manpower pool within the Professional Development Division of the American Optometric Association, it was announced by the organization’s president, Dr. B. J. Shannon of Mauston, Wisconsin.
The parade is one of Maine’s largest and is the culmination of the weeklong Fort Fairfield festival.
The annual picnic was postponed from July 6 due to rain.
By Terry Ouellette ST. AGATHA, Maine – The Ste. Agathe Historical Society held the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Longfellow School during the town’s Summerfest weekend celebrating the 125th anniversary of the Town of St. Agatha. The ceremony began with the raising of the flag with Gaylen Thibeault, Sandra San Antonio and Commander of the American […]
The project will address pedestrian and non-motorist safety concerns, improve the look, feeling, and character of Van Buren, and addresses connectivity with the waterfront, seaplane port of entry, and customs port of entry.
The following births were recently recorded at Cary Medical Center in Caribou.
LIMESTONE, Maine – Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast JR.” is playing at Limestone Community School from Friday, August 9 through Saturday, August 10 at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m on Saturday. The 60-minute musical, designed for middle school-aged performers, is based on the 1994 Broadway production and Disney’s 1991 animated feature […]
CARIBOU, Maine — Becker’s Hospital Review, a major healthcare trade publication with some 18,000 subscribers, has named Cary Medical Center in Caribou among the nation’s top 100 Great Community Hospitals. The listing of the top 100 was released on July 3. The recognition comes as Cary celebrates its 100th anniversary. Cary was the only hospital […]
Cyr Martin will leave the post Aug. 8 but will stay on as police chief until Dec. 31.
