Education

4 weeks ago

Youth construction graduates receive stipends

Community Action in Aroostook, Washington, and Hancock Counties received funding to provide $800 stipends to students who successfully completed the Construction Academy at Region Two School of Applied Technology in Houlton. 

4 weeks ago

Tapping into the roots of native plants is a County teacher’s decades-long obsession

An Aroostook County teacher who helps students explore planting, composting, seed gathering and formulating herbal remedies is now taking those same lessons into the community.  Shelly Bouchard has been gathering, growing and learning about the benefits and uses of northern Maine plants since she was a young girl. While pregnant with her now 28 year-old […]

1 month ago

Fort Kent Community High School Class of 1961 surpasses goal to endow UMFK scholarship

FORT KENT, Maine – The Fort Kent Community High School Class of 1961 celebrated its 65th reunion July 31 by surpassing an ambitious fundraising goal to endow a University of Maine at Fort Kent scholarship honoring their late classmate, Dr. Nelson Madore. The class raised $7,093 through its Legacy65 campaign, exceeding its $5,000 goal by […]

1 month ago

SAGE Senior College fall kickoff scheduled

SAGE (Seniors Achieving Greater Education) is kicking off its schedule of classes and events for fall 2026. On Tuesday, Sept. 24 at 9:30 a.m., SAGE’s annual kickoff will be held at University of Maine Presque Isle in the Campus Center’s Conference Room on the second floor.

1 month ago

UMPI, City of Presque Isle host Sept. 11 25th anniversary memorial event

To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the events that occurred on Sept. 11, 2001, the University of Maine at Presque Isle, in partnership with the City of Presque Isle, will host a memorial ceremony and remembrance walk on Friday, Sept. 11 starting at 8:30 a.m. at the flag pole in front of Preble Hall.

1 month ago

Critical Aroostook public retirees meeting

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Coming changes in public retirees pensions and benefits will be challenging in the future. Retirees who worked for the state government, municipal government or a school district are finding the changing rules and laws around their pension, health insurance, property taxes and cost of living very challenging. To help inform retirees, […]