Stories by Staff Aroostook Republican

10 years ago

United Way delivers its 60,000th book

The United Way of Aroostook celebrated a milestone the first week of December when it marked 60,000 books delivered to preschool-aged children in Aroostook County through Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.

10 years ago

Cary Births

CARIBOU, Maine — The following births were recently announced at Cary Medical Center.

GRANATOWSKI — A girl, Scarlett Nova Granatowski, born to Pamela Bouchard and Alan “AJ” Granatowski of Wallagrass on Nov. 30, 2016.

10 years ago

Society holds first 2017 meeting

Supporters and members of the Caribou Historical Center and Museum will hold their first meeting of 2017 on Saturday, Jan. 21, at 10 a.m.

10 years ago

Basketball scores and summaries

East Grand 44, LCS/MSSM 30

Sarah Stoddard scored 19 points and Haleigh Shay hit three fourth-quarter 3-pointers en route to a 13-point total as the Vikings stopped the Eagles in Limestone Monday.

10 years ago

Weekend Basketball scores and summaries

Girls

Fort Fairfield 59, LCS/MSSM 26

Freshman Riley Clough led a balanced attack with 12 points as the Tigers topped the Eagles in Fort Fairfield Thursday. Cammi King-DeMerchant and Sadie Edgecomb (three 3-pointers) netted 10 points each and Emma Campbell and Amber Sherwood had eight each for the Tigers, who improved to 3-5.

Taylor LaBreck, also a freshman, led LCS/MSSM (1-4) with 12 points.

10 years ago

Thursday’s high school basketball scores and summaries

Girls

Caribou 53, Fort Kent 42

Gabrielle Marquis poured in 24 points as the Vikings (2-6) avenged an early-season loss Thursday in Caribou. The hosts bolted to a 23-6 lead at the end of the first quarter and never looked back.

Libby LaPointe paced the Warriors (5-3) with 19 points.

10 years ago

Thursday’s high school basketball scores and summaries

Girls Caribou 53, Fort Kent 42 Gabrielle Marquis poured in 24 points as the Vikings (2-6) avenged an early-season loss Thursday in Caribou. The hosts bolted to a 23-6 lead at the end of the first quarter and never looked back. Libby LaPointe paced the Warriors (5-3) with 19 points. Fort Fairfield 59, LCS/MSSM 26 […]

10 years ago

2016: A Year in Review

NEWS:  PART 2
By Joshua Archer
Special to the Aroostook Republican

     Another exciting year for the country’s most northeastern city. Here are some highlights of what happened in the Caribou region during the second half of 2016.

10 years ago

Missile silo attracting attention

 

NH couple prepares to sell the 17-acre former U.S. Army Nike installation that housed weapons more than three decades ago

By Julia Bayly
Special to the Aroostook Republican

     LIMESTONE, Maine — Dave and Sue Prentiss were ready for some attention when the story of their former missile silo being on the market broke last year.