The Caribou Little League all-star games were played Saturday, with the National League winning the 9-10 year-old game, the American League claiming the 11-12 year-old game and the National League coming out on top in the coaches contest.
Contributed Photo Kendra Furber, an eighth-grade graduate from New Sweden School, was recently presented the Americanism award from Stockholm American Legion Post 136 Commander Herman Fisher as Legion member Andy Olson looks on. Furber’s classmates elected her for the award due to her involvement in such activities as being a junior member of the American […]
Photo courtesy Susan Dahlgren Daigneault Edward C. Dahlgren’s daughter, author Susan Dahlgren Daigneault, will be at the Caribou Public Library July 22, reading excerpts from her recently-published book about her father. CARIBOU — SunburyPress, publisher of “In the Shadow of a Mountain: A Soldier’s Struggle with PTSD,” the story of life-long Aroostook County resident […]
Aroostook Republican photo/ With temperatures around 85 degrees, 11-year-old Shawn Libby, of Presque Isle, shed his shirt to stay cool while watching the Fourth of July parade. By Natalie De La GarzaStaff Writer LIMESTONE — Deviating from the normal Trafton Lake venue, officials with the Limestone Chamber of Commerce not only consolidated a couple […]
Jon Poitras By Natalie De La GarzaStaff Writer LIMESTONE — Limestone’s 22-person volunteer fire department may have new leadership at its helm, but the chief is anything but new with the department. Now the third generation of the Poitras family to be chief in Limestone, Volunteer Fire Chief Jon Poitras, formerly a lieutenant, […]
By Natalie De La GarzaStaff Writer CARIBOU — With 2014-15 budget discussions right around the corner, Caribou and Presque Isle city councilors will sit down for a joint meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 7 to explore possible areas for the two municipalities to achieve cost savings.
Contributed Photo Maine School of Science and Mathematics campers Austin Ahearn of Vassalboro, left, and William St. Pierre of Connor try on the zombie apocalypse survival gear they created during the magnet school’s summer camp held each year that provides students with the opportunity to learn more about science, technology, engineering and mathematics careers […]
City’s tax rate jumps to 24.7 mils By Mark PutnamDirector of news PRESQUE ISLE — After holding the line for three straight years through a series of expense cuts and revenue searches, city councilors ran out of options Monday and conceded to a tax increase for property owners in the Star City. The unanimous […]
Class size in Mapleton unsettling for some parents By Scott Mitchell JohnsonStaff Writer PRESQUE ISLE — At the June 12 SAD 1 board meeting, three parents of Mapleton Elementary School third-graders voiced their concerns over the district’s plan to continue to have only one fourth-grade teacher next year.
Tri Aroostook another big hit 132 participate in swim-bike-run event Contributed photos/Dave Allen Graphics FAMILY FUN — Renee Chalou Ennis of Presque Isle and her 8-year-old son, Cade, approach the finish line at Saturday’s Tri Aroostook. She was one of the 132 individuals who registered for the competition, finishing in 1 hour, 29 minutes […]
