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Two County sites earn cultural food grants

Good Shepherd Food Bank has announced the recipients of its Community Redistribution Fund grant awards, which include two sites in Aroostook County.

Woodland man arrested on charges of driving to endanger, eluding officer

Caribou police arrested a Woodland man on multiple charges after finding him driving a yellow scooter with a passenger on a closed ATV trail.

DACF asks public’s help to check trees for invasive species in August

During August, the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry and the United States Department of Agriculture are asking the public to take a couple of minutes to check trees in their communities and forests for invasive insects.

Caribou woman arrested in connection with stolen vehicle

Caribou police arrested Veronica Lopez, 29, of Caribou after receiving information that a vehicle stolen from Presque Isle may be at a Caribou residence, according to Caribou Police Chief Michael Gahagan on Aug. 6.

Pines marks National Health Center Week

Pines Health Services will celebrate National Health Center Week 2020 next week, from Aug. 9 through 15.

Caribou hires Danielle Brissette city clerk

Caribou City Council unanimously approved hiring Danielle Brissette as Caribou city clerk during a July 27 City Council meeting.

Caribou paving projects nearly finished for the season

Nearly all of the Caribou Public Works Department’s paving projects for the current season are finished, with the exception of Glenn Street -- which is closed off due to the Caribou Community School construction project.

Caribou area From our Files – Week of August 3, 2020

115 Years Ago - Aug. 9, 1905 Boat - - W.L. Oak and Fred Ladau have purchased a naphtha launch for use on the Aroostook River. The boat was made in Old Town. Twenty feet in length, it can carry six to eight people.

Perham selectmen to discuss Caribou ambulance agreement on Monday

The issue began last year when Caribou City Council raised ambulance rates to surrounding communities from $11.50 per capita to $100 per capita in an effort to deal with shrinking reimbursement rates and cost increases.

Limestone to decide on school reopening plan next week

Limestone Community School Principal Ben Lothrop said on Tuesday that the school is tentatively preparing for students to return on Aug. 26 with the green model, based on the Maine Department of Education’s recent designation of Aroostook County as a green region.

It’s all a matter of degree

Here in northern Maine, we’re used to spending plenty of our hard-earned cash to heat our homes, and this year, cooling them has been pretty expensive as well.

Patois, dictons and metaphores

In 1999 (and in a second edition in 2007) I compiled hundreds of old patois, dictons and metaphores used in the St. John Valley from way back when to today. The books sold very well and were very popular.

Supporting Maine farmers and food-insecure families

The effects of COVID-19 on Maine’s families, farmers and food systems have been serious and are certain to persist for months to come. As part of Congress’ response to the pandemic, I strongly advocated for the creation of a new program that would help support farmers while simultaneously helping to alleviate hunger in our communities.

What’s happening in the Caribou area – Week of August 3, 2020

Wednesday, Aug. 5 CARIBOU: The County Market, 5-7:30 p.m., 236 Van Buren Road (Haney's). Free. County-made and County-grown products.

COVID-19 exposes systemic failures

Lisa Savage, Maine [Independent Green] candidate for the U.S. Senate, promises the most comprehensive plans for systemic changes needed to meet escalating crises exposed and worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic, crises that have been building for decades.

A backyard sting operation

Don’t you love it when a simple backyard project completely turns course and becomes an Adventure (with a capital A)?

Caribou schools to begin with hybrid learning

The RSU 39 (Caribou and Stockholm) board of education voted on July 29 to begin school with a yellow, or hybrid, learning model. This model involves one group of students attending school on Monday and Tuesday, a deep clean on Wednesday, and the other group attending on Thursday and Friday.

USDA and Maine CDC team up to distribute rabies vaccines in the wild

Oral rabies vaccine baits will be distributed in northeastern Maine beginning on or about Aug. 3 through Aug. 7 as part of ongoing, cooperative rabies control efforts aimed at reducing the spread of raccoon rabies in Maine.

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