Education

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

Applicants sought for Maine Press Association scholarship

To encourage students in Maine who are exploring careers in journalism, the Maine Press Association each year awards MPA scholarships to current university students and high school seniors planning to attend college in the coming year. As such, the MPA is pleased to announce it is accepting applications for this year’s scholarship.  The MPA’s scholarship […]

9 months ago

St. John Valley region schools get two new principals

FORT KENT, Maine – Fort Kent Elementary School and Wisdom Middle/High School now have new principals, according to Superintendent Benjamin Sirois. Kevin Anderson, who has been an educator at MSAD 27 in Fort Kent since 2007 and who most recently worked as the Dean of Students, transferred to become Fort Kent Elementary School’s principal earlier […]

9 months ago

St. John Valley Year in Review, Part 2

These were the top stories in the second half of 2024: July The Eagle Lake Water & Sewer District petitioned the state to prohibit the use of pesticides within 500 feet of two wells that supply the town’s drinking water. Eagle Lake Water & Sewer District Superintendent Gerald Raymond said this is a preventative measure […]

9 months ago

Husson University Online celebrates term 4 academic award recipients

BANGOR, Maine — Husson University Online is pleased to celebrate the academic achievements of students recently named to the president’s and dean’s lists for term 4 of the 2023-24 academic year for respective grade point averages of 3.8 to 4.0 and 3.6 to 3.79. Courses for full-time online undergraduate students are offered over the course […]

9 months ago

Nominations open for Young Professionals Institute 2025

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — The region’s premier leadership development training experience returns for its 17th year with the theme “The Anatomy of Leadership”. This year’s Young Professionals Institute, a partnership between the University of Maine at Presque Isle and MMG Insurance, will run on Wednesdays from February 26 to April 16 on the UMPI campus; […]