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Loring Job Corps Center honors 25-year employee

The Loring Job Corps Center of Limestone recently celebrated its very first staff member to reach 25 years of service.

Annual light parade brings holiday spirit to Star City

The scent of hot chocolate wafted through the crisp December air Saturday evening as Presque Isle’s 32nd annual Holiday Light Parade lit up Main Street.

Katahdin Bankshares announces dividend for the fourth quarter of 2021

Katahdin Bankshares Corp. (OTCQX: KTHN), parent company of Katahdin Trust Company, a community bank founded in 1918 serving northern Maine and the greater Bangor and Portland regions, announced that it has declared a cash dividend of $0.125 per share for the fourth quarter of 2021.

Webinars to focus on genetic conditions

Cary Medical Center, in partnership with The New England Regional Genetic Network, is teaming up with the Weitzman Institute to inspire primary care innovation in the screening and treatment of patients with genetic conditions.

Electric bills to rise about $25 a month

Versant Power residential customers will soon pay about $25 more per month, since the Maine Public Utilities Commission set rates for residential and business customers of the company’s Maine Public District for standard offer electricity supply.

Hospital system sets patient discounts

On Nov. 22, all Northern Light Health facilities began offering new patient discounts.

UCU rep joins United Way board

The United Way of Aroostook has appointed UCU Community Engagement Manager Jenn Deschene to the organization’s volunteer board of directors.

Friends of Katahdin Woods and Waters welcome new superintendent

Friends of Katahdin Woods and Waters, the official philanthropic partner of Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, welcomed Superintendent Sheldon “Mark” Wimmer and his family to his new post following the National Park Service announcement of his appointment.

Grant will boost local lung cancer screenings

Thanks to grant funding received from Maine Cancer Foundation, Cary Medical Center’s Screen Aroostook for Lung Cancer initiative will be working to increase the number of low-dose CT screenings among individuals who are considered high-risk for developing lung cancer.

Caribou celebrates local businesses with Small Business Saturday activities

Caribou residents kicked off the holiday season by visiting their favorite locally owned businesses over the weekend in honor of Small Business Saturday.

Carmichael is keeping the family tradition at Dunn Funeral Home

Longevity is not always the norm these days. Businesses come and go, but for the Dunn family of Houlton, family and business are very much ongoing.

Nurse receives Cote memorial scholarship

Because of a local family’s generosity, caring and desire to give back, many nurses at Cary Medical Center have been supported with financial assistance to help further their nursing education over the past 30 years.

Aroostook Agency on Aging honors longtime employee

Rev. Dr. Ken Phelps, president of the board of the Aroostook Agency on Aging, recently acknowledged Sharon Berz of Limestone for an outstanding 45-year career in service to others throughout northern Maine.

Bank employees raise $2,250 for veterans

Maine Veterans Project was the recipient of funds raised during 2021 by employees of Katahdin Trust from Aroostook County to Portland.

LORE encourages motorcyclists to teach

The motorcycle season may be pretty much over until spring, but some people never really stop thinking about riding. That’s why a Maine motorcycle school is looking for trainers.

AMHC joins Recovery Friendly Employer Network

Aroostook Mental Health Services Inc. has joined the Northeastern Workforce Development Board’s Recovery Friendly Employer network.

Agency on Aging elects directors, lauds volunteers at annual meeting

The 47th annual meeting of the Aroostook Agency on Aging was held Oct. 6 under the direction of Rev. Dr. Ken Phelps, president of the board.

Caribou native turns storytelling into book

Phyllis Blackstone, a storyteller who resides in Brunswick, used the shelter-in-place pandemic time to write down all the stories, real and imagined, she had ever composed. The result is the book “My Storied Life,” which was released by Emerald Lake Books on Nov. 16.

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