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3 years ago

Caribou on track to clean up hazardous waste threatening riverfront

CARIBOU, Maine – It may be hard for those passing by to imagine, but within the next decade, the site of vacant power plants near the Aroostook River could become Caribou’s next recreational destination. But first, environmental experts will need to dispose of dangerous substances that threaten the river’s quality of life. This spring, Caribou […]

ST. AGATHA, Maine -- June 10, 2023 -- 20 Wisdom students completed their high school education and entered adulthood during a June 10 ceremony. (Courtesy of Julie Hayes)
3 years ago

20 Wisdom seniors graduate

ST. AGATHA — Twenty students at Wisdom Middle/High School recently graduated during a ceremony which featured speeches from four students, Principal Cheryl Hallowell, School Counselor and Guidance Director Tammy Lothrop, St. John Valley Technology Center Director Kevin Lavoie and Superintendent Benjamin Siriois.

3 years ago

Monticello Bridge on Route 1 gets DOT facelift

MONTICELLO, Maine — Traffic on Route 1 in Monticello has been slowed to one lane so Maine Department of Transportation crews can complete a complicated $600,000 painting job on the Meduxnekeag Bridge over the North Branch Meduxnekeag River, just north of School Street.  

3 years ago

Former NASCAR driver Austin Theriault will race in the Oxford 250

FORT KENT, Maine — Fort Kent native and former NASCAR racer Austin Theriault is gearing up to return to the race track in late August. Theriault, through a partnership with the Travis Mills Foundation and Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, will race in the 50th annual Oxford 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway Aug. 27