Community

1 year ago

Aroostook Veterans Advocacy Committee to meet at Cary

CARIBOU, Maine — The Aroostook Veterans Advocacy Committee will host a meeting in the Chan Center at Cary Medical Center on Saturday, November 16 from 10 a.m. to noon. The meeting will present a seminar on end of life issues as well as provide updates on the Caribou Maine Veterans Home and other VA benefit […]

1 year ago

UMFK to host Veterans Day ceremony November 8

FORT KENT, Maine – The University of Maine at Fort Kent will host its Veterans Day ceremony on the University’s newly built Veterans Square Friday, November 8 at 11 a.m. The ceremony is open to the general public. The event will include a welcome from Stacy Martin, UMFK Student Life coordinator; UMFK President Deb Hedeen […]

1 year ago

Rotarians are helping keep County people safe this winter

Led by the Presque Isle Rotary Club, the Safe Steps program provides buckets, filled with salt and sand, to residents 55 and older in Presque Isle, Easton, and the tri-town area of Mapleton, Castle Hill and Chapman. 

1 year ago

Versant presents Big Rock Ski Patrol with charitable giving grant

MARS HILL, Maine – The ski patrol at Big Rock Mountain has received a charitable giving grant from Versant to enhance the safety and first aid equipment. They have purchased a new toboggan and pads for all existing toboggans. Additionally, evacuation supplies were purchased. These were put into practice during the first of three pre-season […]

1 year ago

Common dog injuries

Accidents happen every day. Even the best pet owners can make a mistake, or a set of circumstances can lead to an injury to your dog. 

1 year ago

Cary/Pines to sponsor documentary film ‘The Unknowns’

In honor of Veterans Day, November 11, Cary Medical Center and Pines Health Services will present the documentary film “The Unknowns”on Sunday, November 10 at 2 p.m. at the Big Bang Movie Theatre on Sweden Street in Caribou. There will be no charge for the movie and all veterans, families and others interested in the […]

1 year ago

Caribou area From our Files – Week of October 30, 2024

25 Years Ago – Nov. 3, 1999
Officials visit the site of veterans cemetery — Legislators visited the proposed site of a veterans cemetery to get an idea of what needs to be done to change the field into a burial ground. Organizers hope to begin burials by Memorial Day.