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Cooking with Susie Q (week of March 20, 2019)

This winter never seemed it was going to end. Well, these last few days have given me hope!

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Weekly digital jigsaw – Maine Maple Sunday – Star-Herald

Maine Maple Sunday is this weekend, Saturday, March 23, and Sunday, March 24.

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Bradbury Maple Farms among producers welcoming public for Maine Maple Weekend

When the Bradburys began producing their own maple syrup near their home in Bridgewater, they hung a few buckets from trees and, without access to electricity on the wooded property, came through the season with 17 gallons of maple syrup.

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‘Free hugs’ guy to present at UMFK

The University of Maine at Fort Kent will host peace activist and The Free Hugs Project creator, Ken E. Nwadike Jr., on Thursday, April 4, at 7pm in Fox Auditorium.

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County Faces: Donna Grass of Sherman

Donna Grass, a resident of Sherman, recently celebrated her 94th birthday, and clearly that’s just a number for this active community member.

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Houlton area From our Files (week of March 20, 2019)

When passing the Fogg Company’s new store, don’t fail to look in the show window and see the new sample of piazza chair paint they have on exhibition, as well as their stainfloor, which makes old floors look as good as new.

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Presque Isle area From our Files (week of March 20, 2019)

The South Presque Isle Auxiliary to the Red Cross Chapter made $76 from their supper and entertainment which was held the previous week.

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Weekly digital jigsaw – snowbank— Houlton Pioneer Times

Giant snow banks are pictured at the National Weather Service Caribou office on Feb. 28, 2019.

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Caribou area From our Files (week of March 20, 2019)

Ouch -- John Plourde, a clerk employed in the Shaw & Milton’s grocery store, has been limping the past several days after stepping on a nail last Friday.

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Miss, Little Miss Caribou pageants coming this Saturday

The 2019 Miss Caribou Scholarship Pageant and Little Miss Caribou Pageant are coming to the Caribou Performing Arts Center at 7 p.m. this Saturday, March 23.

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Friends of Katahdin Woods and Waters lend free ski equipment at Head North Ski Days

The Friends of Katahdin Woods and Waters are hosting the sixth annual Head North Ski Days in the north end of Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument.

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Woodstock author celebrating re-release of work

A Woodstock, New Brunswick, author who has weaved experiences from both his own community and the Houlton area into his work is celebrating the re-release of his book.

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University of Maine at Augusta plans information sessions for academic programs

The University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) will hold information sessions statewide for several of its innovative academic programs that fulfill workforce needs throughout the state.

2 days ago

Producers plan tours, more for 36th Maine Maple Sunday

Maple producers from across Aroostook County will join the Maine Maple Producers Association and licensed sugarhouses across the state to mark the 36th annual Maine Maple Sunday this weekend.

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SAGE announces spring kick-off and courses

Seniors Achieving Greater Education (SAGE) will kick off its spring session on Friday, March 22, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the University of Maine at Presque Isle’s Campus Center.

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Aroostook Shrine Club to present first Spring Basket Festival

Members of the Aroostook Shrine Club will soon hold their first ever Spring Basket Festival, which they hope will become a fun, family oriented tradition.

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Caribou High School Senior heading to national chess tournament

Hailey Holmquist, a Caribou High School senior, is heading in June to the national Susan Polgar Invitational Chess Tournament in St. Louis, Missouri, after placing second in the Maine Girls’ Chess Championship.

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Red Cross, Patten Fire Department offer free smoke alarms

The American Red Cross of Maine and the Patten Fire Department are teaming up to make town residents safer by installing free smoke alarms in their homes, helping them create escape plans and providing other fire safety tips.