5 years ago
3 Aroostook County nursing homes recovering from COVID-19 outbreaks
Three Aroostook County nursing homes are recovering from COVID-19 outbreaks that took the lives of 14 residents.
Health
5 years ago
Hospital making plans for community vaccinations
Cary Medical Center and Pines Health Services have announced that they will soon begin conducting community vaccination clinics.
5 years ago
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.
5 years ago
Death toll at 14 in 3 County nursing home COVID-19 outbreaks
A 14th Aroostook County nursing home resident has died within two weeks as COVID-19 outbreaks continue to afflict facilities in Madawaska, Eagle Lake and Caribou.
5 years ago
Pine Street Elementary School closed due to positive COVID-19 case
A person associated with Pine Street Elementary School has tested positive for COVID-19, according to SAD 1 superintendent Ben Greenlaw.
5 years ago
Hospital earns fourth A in a row for safety
Cary Medical Center has once again been nationally recognized with an A for the fall 2020 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing the hospital’s achievements in protecting patients from harm and providing safer health care.
5 years ago
SAD 42 shifts to remote learning after two people in the school system test positive for COVID-19
SAD 42 students are not attending classes Wednesday after families were notified that a student within the district has tested positive for COVID-19.
5 years ago
Aroostook Recovery Center moving to new location on Main Street
A year and a half after it was first formed, the Aroostook Recovery Center of Hope is ready to move to a new home.
5 years ago
Twelfth resident dies in County nursing home COVID-19 outbreaks
Another Aroostook County nursing home resident has died as COVID-19 outbreaks continue to afflict facilities in Eagle Lake, Madawaska and Caribou.
5 years ago
Light at the end of the tunnel: an A.R. Gould nurse describes receiving COVID-19 vaccine
After hundreds of thousands of deaths nationwide from the COVID-19 pandemic — along with fundamental changes to the public’s way of life — millions across the United States are finally getting vaccinated from the coronavirus, including in Aroostook County.
