Fifty-four years ago, on April 22, 1970, 20 million Americans gathered on college campuses, in parks, along streets and in community auditoriums to honor the Earth. On that first Earth Day, they learned and demonstrated, celebrated and planned, joined their voices in love for the planet — and began new work to save it.
Each year the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Salt Lake City hosts the RootsTech genealogical conference. While many of us wish we could attend in person, there’s good news for long-distance genealogists.
The Fort Kent Knights of Columbus have announced the winner of their ongoing lotto fundraiser for the previous week.
25 Years Ago — April 21, 1999
Maine restaurants go smoke-free – Governor Angus King signed the first statewide smoke-free restaurant law in Maine this week. The new law, which eliminates smoking in about 5,500 restaurants and Class A restaurants/lounges throughout the state, will become effective in late August or early September.
This darling little 1-year-old will melt your heart in seconds. Tabitha was surrendered due to too many other cats in the home, so is very used to other felines.
Maine School of Science and Mathematics, the state’s first tuition-free, public, residential high school, won the East Coast and Canadian Space Elements Design Competition! This was a 22-hour challenge where our team had to develop a proposal for a lunar habitation, working around the clock to create a 50-slide presentation.
Farm Credit East and Crop Growers, the financial cooperative’s crop insurance provider, is pleased to announce that Branden Holdsworth of Caribou has joined the Crop Growers team as a crop insurance agent serving Aroostook County.
25 Years Ago – April 21, 1999
Easton Kiwanis president received an award — Easton Kiwanis president Barbara Blackstone was presented an award at the club’s April 15 meeting by member, Mary (Mike) Carter. The award was for being an Outstanding Citizen and chosen as the Aroostook County All-Star of the Year by WAGM-TV.
