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City approves reimbursement for Porvair Filtration Group

Caribou City Council voted to approve a $14,694.75 reimbursement for Porvair Filtration Group on Jan. 11 as part of a four-year agreement that runs through October 2022.

Hospital making plans for community vaccinations

Cary Medical Center and Pines Health Services have announced that they will soon begin conducting community vaccination clinics.

Council recognizes members for years of service

Caribou City Council recognized outgoing library board member Jan Murchison and the passing of long-time city employee Gil Dufour during a Jan. 11 meeting.

Snowmobile Trail Report, Jan. 14, 2021

Here goes another week and not much to report. I understand how frustrating this season has been so far, but anyone who remembers seasons like this have happened before and once the snow came it never shut off and we had plenty of snow to work with.

Aroostook employers urged to promote “recovery-friendly” workplace initiatives

With the opioid crisis continuing its hold on Maine residents, local employers are beginning to learn more about how to help current and prospective employees who are in recovery and looking to re-enter the workforce.

National Guard facility in Presque Isle to open in spring 2021

The new $18.3 million Maine National Guard building in Presque Isle will officially open this spring, according to a Guard spokesperson.

Best job in the world

“You have the best job in the world,” the paddlers would tell me as we chatted on a flat, calm Eagle Lake in the middle of August. “How do you get a job like this?” they would ask.

Pantry helps owners in need feed their pets

Volunteers recently loaded a shipment of pet food and cat litter for the Halfway Home Pet Rescue Free Pet Food Pantry.

Care & Comfort’s Stair named Advocate of the Year by Homecare and Hospice Alliance of Maine

The Homecare and Hospice Alliance of Maine recently presented its 2020 Advocate of the Year Award to Mike Stair, president & COO of Care & Comfort.

E.A. Williams cartoon – Week of January 12, 2021

What’s Happening in the Caribou area – Week of January 12, 2021

Wednesday, Jan. 13 CARIBOU: Yoga, 9:30 a.m. at Roads to Recovery Community Center. FMI: 493-1278. CARIBOU: NA, 4 p.m. at Roads to Recovery Community Center. FMI: Elamoreau@AMHC.org, rspencer@AMHC.org or kjalbert@AMHC.org.

Rollover sends woman, children to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries

A woman and two minor children were transported to Cary Medical Center in Caribou with non-life threatening injuries following a single-vehicle crash on the New Sweden Road in Caribou.

Cary Medical Center receives two 2021 Women’s Choice Awards

Cary Medical Center has been named as one of America’s Best Hospitals for both Emergency Care and Obstetrics by the Women’s Choice Award, America’s trusted referral source for the best in healthcare.

Signs point to legacy

To the editor: I’m writing to send gratitude and sincere appreciation to the person that has two large trailers at the corner of Rt. 1 and Main Street in Van Buren, the two trailers with large type screaming “TRUMP 2020.”

Hope for the Holidays Food Drive helps local pantries stock shelves

NorState Federal Credit Union is pleased to announce that the annual Hope for the Holidays Food Drive was beneficial for local food pantries from Fort Kent to Houlton. Local food pantries were the recipients of over 8,342.31 pounds of non-perishable items to stock the shelves.

Virtual conferences

We all hope to see the end of COVID-19 sometime this year and, we hope, a return to something approaching normalcy.

Caribou council votes to end investigation into leak of resignation letter

Caribou City Council narrowly voted on Jan. 11 to end efforts to hire a private investigator to look into the leak of former mayor Mark Goughan’s resignation letter in late 2020.

Hamlin man pleads guilty to bringing meth from Canada into Maine on snowmobile

A Hamlin man has pleaded guilty in federal court to crossing the U.S.-Canada border into Maine on a snowmobile while carrying more than 50 grams of methamphetamine, according to a court filing on Jan. 12.

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