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Community flu shot clinics planned in October

Northern Light AR Gould Hospital will be offering a series of flu shot clinics for adults in October, with both drive-up and walk-in options. A pediatric flu shot clinic for children aged six months to 18 years old is also planned.

Fall Spectacular will be part of annual Arts and Crafts Fair

The weekend of Oct. 14-15 will be a busy one in Caribou as the annual Arts and Crafts Fair will be at Caribou High School and a new event, the CARL Fall Spectacular, will be going on at the Caribou Wellness and Recreation Center.

Vikings outduel Shires in golf, championships up next

HOULTON, Maine — The high school varsity golf season is rapidly coming to a close as golfers try their best to qualify for the state championships.

Caribou High School names ‘Student of the Month’ for September, 2022

Elizabeth Wing of Mapleton, a sophomore at Caribou High School, has been selected as the Caribou High School’s Student of the Month for the month of September, Principal Jamie Selfridge announced.

Fort Fairfield appoints interim manager who wants to curb ‘excessive spending’

Fort Fairfield has a new interim town manager following the resignation of Andrea Powers.

Caribou Men’s Basketball League seeks registrations

The Caribou Recreation Department is now registering Men’s Adult League basketball teams for the new season.

Limestone hires new interim town manager after Risner leaves unexpectedly

With recently appointed interim town manager Jim Risner stepping down due to medical reasons, Limestone's select board acted quickly Wednesday to fill in the temporary role.

Caribou area From our Files – Week of September 21, 2022

115 Years Ago - Sept. 19, 1907 Accepted position -- Paul Benton, who has been speaking a part of his vacation at his home in New Hampshire, has returned and accepted a position in C.T. Bishop’s shoe shore.

In the pressure chamber

So many members of my family and friends ask me the question, “What is it like to go into the hyperbaric chamber? Do you get nervous or are you claustrophobic?” These are expected and perfectly appropriate questions, my friends. And my answer is no. I do not allow my mind to go down that particular path because every session is vital toward healing.

Construction for new wastewater treatment facility begins in Fort Fairfield

By the end of 2023, Fort Fairfield's Utilities District will have a new wastewater treatment facility that will allow it to expand its current capacity for water treatment.

Leaders need to help solve child care crisis

To the editor: On Thursday, Sept. 15, a town hall meeting was held at the Caribou Recreation Center. For nearly 90 minutes, community members heard from local daycare providers the chilling details of a system on the verge of collapse.

The County needs people

To the editor: Please inform governors DeSantis and Abbott to send their future state paid caravans of migrants here to Aroostook County.

Found & Favored Ministries presents The Story Tour

In an age where suicide and hopelessness are on the rise, and over 236,000 drug and alcohol related deaths occur annually, ex drug-addict and recording artist Allan Scott is reaching out to the addicted and struggling with a message of hope.

Smile Cookies aid Pink Aroostook

Cary Medical Center’s Pink Aroostook is one of 22 charities in the U.S. that will benefit from a cookie campaign.

UMPI sees 10 percent increase in enrollment

The University of Maine at Presque Isle is bucking many state and national enrollment trends in the wake of the pandemic, welcoming more than 1,200 students to the fall 2022 semester, or a 10 percent increase over last year. In terms of new students, both first time and transfers, UMPI has seen a 15 percent increase from last year, and a 40 percent increase in new enrollments prior to the pandemic.

Caribou area From our Files – Week of September 14, 2022

115 Years Ago - Sept. 12, 1907 New job -- Miss Henrietta West, recently employed in the office of the Caribou Water, Light & Power Company, has accepted a position in the law office of Chas. G. Briggs, Esq., and entered upon her duties Monday morning.

Marine Corps League recognizes senator

The Meo Bosse Detachment 1414 of the Marine Corps League recognized Senate President Troy Jackson, D-Allagash, with a certificate of appreciation for his role in preventing the closure of the Maine Veterans’ Homes in Caribou and Machias.

Your Welsh ancestors

Do you have Welsh ancestry? Many who do haven’t tried to do much research in Welsh records. The Welsh are a proud people, descendants of Celts. My own Welsh heritage stems from the Merrick/Meyrick line from the Isle of Anglesey, now Anglesey County. For about 20 years it was part of Gwynedd County, but after 1996 was reestablished as an independent county.

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