5 hours ago

Plans in place to merge location of Ecumenical Food Pantry with Bread of Life Kitchen

The Caribou Ecumenical Food Pantry, which has served local families for more than two decades and has been in numerous locations, has plans to move into an addition to be built on the Bread of Life Kitchen. Both organizations will serve citizens from one building.

23 hours ago

Caribou Middle School soccer season winds down

The Caribou Middle School soccer team’s season is down to the final two weeks of play, with four games remaining on the schedule. 

2 days ago

Caribou area From Our Files – Week of September 16, 2019

115 Years Ago - Sept. 14,  1904 Telephone lines -- The instruments for the New England Telephone Company’s rural lines have arrived and are being placed in position this week. Soon we will be able to say “hello” to almost every farmer in the county.

3 days ago

Jackson to host Caribou Town Hall

Sen. Troy Jackson, D-Allagash, state Senate president, will host a town hall meeting at 7 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 23, in Caribou to review recent legislative achievements, highlight priorities for the upcoming session and answer questions from constituents. 

3 days ago

Snow club lists scramble results

The Pleasant Ridge Riders Snowmobile Club held its first-ever four-person mixed scramble golf tournament on Saturday, Aug. 31, at the Limestone Country Club. 

3 days ago

Caribou Marathon draws more than 1,000 participants and fans

Runners from across the United States and beyond competed in the fourth annual Caribou Marathon, held in the country’s northeastern most city. With runners, volunteers, organizers and fans combined, well more than a thousand were in attendance during the Sept. 15 race.

3 days ago

AMHC helps to highlight Suicide Prevention Month

September is designated as Suicide Prevention Month and Aroostook Mental Health Center has been partnering with other community organizations to highlight awareness, prevention and local resources that are available to everyone.

6 days ago

Feed The County Family Fun Day raises more than $6,800

Hundreds came out to enjoy mini golf, ice cream and a barbecue, and to venture through a Woodstock-themed corn maze during Goughan’s Farm’s fourth annual Feed The County Family Fun Day on Aug. 31.

6 days ago

Caribou Class of 1944 celebrates 75th reunion

Four members of the class of 1944 gathered on Friday, Aug. 30, at the Par & Grill Restaurant to celebrate their 75th Caribou High School class reunion. 

6 days ago

City official says new dog park is a ‘phenomenal’ success

City officials say Caribou’s new dog park is being used even more than they anticipated. 

7 days ago

Caribou Navy gunner’s mate trains in ‘old ways’

U.S. Navy Gunners Mate 1st Class Cole Disy of Caribou recently participated in a summer-long training program with his class of chief selects, culminating in a session of training in some of the ‘old ways’ at the USS Constitution in Boston.

1 week ago

Councilors seeking additional options for future police and fire station

Caribou City Councilors and officials are continuing to investigate a cost-effective method of creating a new police station after a citizens advisory committee narrowly voted in late August to no longer build a combined police and fire station facility.

1 week ago

Council approves recovery house letter of support

Caribou City Council unanimously voted during a Sept. 9 meeting to approve a letter of support for a project to build a recovery house on Hammond Street.

1 week ago

Pines receives ‘Best Places to Work in Maine’ honor

Pines Health Services was recently named as one of the 2019 Best Places to Work in Maine. 

1 week ago

Groups unite to advocate for northern Maine veterans

Representatives of local veterans organizations held a meeting in the Chan Center at Cary Medical Center on Saturday, September 7th to re-launch an initiative to advocate for priority issues facing veterans in rural Northern Maine.  

1 week ago

Caribou area From our Files – Week of September9, 2019

115 Years Ago - Sept. 7,  1904 Railroad Cars -- George Brown, general manager for the Aroostook Federation, went to Bangor Tuesday in an effort to secure an adequate supply of cars from the B. & A. Railroad for the shipment of potatoes by the Federation.

1 week ago

Police recover stolen ATV

The Caribou Police Department recovered a stolen ATV in Caribou at 1:40 p.m. on Sept. 9, a little less than five hours after the vehicle was reported stolen at 9:17 a.m.

1 week ago

‘Theology in The County’ returns to Caribou Sept. 18

The next gathering of “Theology in The County” will take place at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 18, at 6:30 p.m. with Fr. Kyle Doustou, pastor of the Parish of the Resurrection of the Lord in Old Town and the interim director of campus ministry for the Diocese of Portland.