Community

1 year ago

Making a difference in Fort Kent

As part of KeyBank’s national Neighbors Make the Difference Day, local employees spent time at the Fort Kent Public Library doing cleanup and yardwork, painting doors and organizing books.

1 year ago

Katahdin Middle/High School quarter 4 honor roll

Grade 12, honors: Logan Archer, Kaden Lane, Zachery Lane, Shelby Libby, Brandon Pelkey, Josiah Rodgerson, Julia Sponheimer, Georgia Theriault. Grade 11, high honors: Mickenzie Landry, Emma Schmidt; honors: Fiona Ammerman, Samuel Boone, Mackenzey Johnson, Maddox King, Breana Lane, Joshua Martin, Chandler Smith. Grade 10, honors: Alissa Annis, Natasha Annis, Ayanna Lester, Olivia Mitchell, Calvin Richardson, […]

1 year ago

Annual island picnic on East Grand Lake

EAST GRAND LAKE, Maine — CLIC, the Chiputneticook Lake International Conservancy, will be hosting its free annual hot dog roast on Half Moon Island, aka Old Man Island, at the northern end of East Grand Lake on Saturday, July 6 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Maine time (noon to 2 p.m. New Brunswick time). With […]

1 year ago

Van Buren students explore local industry

In a collaborative effort to provide students with exposure to advanced technical education and local industry opportunities, three career and technical education students from Van Buren District School recently visited Northern Maine Community College and VALT Enterprizes Inc. in Presque Isle.

1 year ago

Pelletier makes dean’s list at RIT

ROCHESTER, New York — Justin Pelletier of Fort Fairfield was named to the dean’s list at Rochester Institute of Technology for the spring semester of the 2023-24 academic year. Pelletier is in the mechanical engineering program. Full-time degree-seeking undergraduate students are eligible for dean’s list if their term GPA is greater than or equal to […]

1 year ago

Miss Aroostook Pageant calls for contestants

Plans are underway for the Miss Aroostook Pageant, slated on Aug. 25 in Caribou, and organizers are now accepting applications for contestants of all ages. This year’s event will be held at the newly remodeled Caribou Inn & Convention Center, promising a thrilling experience for all. The pageant, a program of Crossroads, a 501(c)3 organization […]