Stories by Jessica Potila

9 years ago

County Face: Cindy Jandreau of St. Francis

When Cindy Jandreau co-founded Friends of St. Francis, it never crossed her mind that a few years later she would be accepting an award on behalf of the community betterment group from the Greater Fort Kent Area Chamber of Commerce.

9 years ago

Robotics competition buzzes with talented students

With team names such as Fierce Bees, Honey Bandits and The Seven Stingers, elementary school students from four County schools participated in the bee themed Aroostook Jr. Robotics Competition at the University of Maine at Fort Kent Sport Center on Thursday, May 18, 2017.

10 years ago

How much of a famed 1976 UFO abduction is true?

PART II In part 1 of this story, Chuck Rak, one of four men who claimed aliens took them while canoeing on Big Eagle Lake in northern Maine 40 years ago, an incident which became internationally known as the “Allagash Abductions,” said the supposed UFO abductees fabricated some parts of their story. Rak challenges what […]

10 years ago

How much of 1976 UFO abduction is true?

PART 1 of 2

ALLAGASH WILDERNESS WATERWAY — Speaking via telephone from a motel room in Bethany, Missouri on Wednesday, August 31, 2016, Chuck Rak, one of four men who claimed aliens took them while canoeing on Big Eagle Lake in northern Maine 40 years ago, an incident which became internationally known as the “Allagash Abductions,” said it did not happen.

“The reason I supported the story at first was because I wanted to make money,” he said.