The names of those who were successful in getting a Maine moose hunting permit through the state’s lottery were read one at a time Saturday afternoon in Riverside Park in Fort Kent.
If all goes well, downtown Presque Isle could have a new dog park and children’s playground at Peace Park within the next year.
Ploye Festival revelers had begun Friday with kids games involving ployes — Acadian flatbreads made of buckwheat — and the cooking of the world’s largest ploye that night.
The new Salted Butter Farm restaurant on Gardiner Road is a warm and quaint place that brings nostalgia to life in its Alice in Wonderland mismatched world of vintage china from grandmothers, aunts and long-forgotten attics.
Selectmen had a brief meeting on June 13 in which they welcomed newly-elected selectmen, appointed a new chairman and vice-chair, and held an executive session to discuss the town manager hiring process.
Zack Hagan was awarded the $2,500 grant toward the purchase of his required tools and following two years of study and hands-on training at a dealership, he became a Ford Master Technician.
Residents were most concerned about salary expectations for a prospective town manager search, the town’s recreation department and Trafton Lake campground, and school budget increases.
Voters elected town council incumbents Paul Nadeau and Anne-Marie Poitras for three-year terms with a respective 141 and 138 votes.
Select Board Chairperson Matt Cole adjourned the meeting due to an error on the printed copies of the budget warrant that resident Rosemary Monahan alerted the board to on Tuesday.
Dawson Anderson, Silas Nadeau and Seth Quint, will be entering the local workforce and Aimon Simoes will be attending Northern Maine Community College.
