5 years ago
Summit Academy students honor veterans
Summit Academy students spent Friday morning placing American flags on the graves of veterans at Houlton’s Soldier Hill.
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5 years ago
Aroostook County plans Memorial Day services
With COVID-19 restrictions slowly being lifted, a number of communities will hold Memorial Day ceremonies after most such services a year ago were cancelled.
5 years ago
Army veteran, 97, recalls life in Caribou and service overseas
Local World War II veteran Chester “Chet” Milton, 97, served in several countries while in the U.S. Army, returning home to begin a family and two longtime careers.
5 years ago
Air Force veteran’s military assignment leads to nearly 40-year career
Roscoe McIntosh has been a life-long hunter and fisherman. He has fond childhood memories of learning to fly-fish with his father in the lakes, rivers and streams in Maine’s northernmost Aroostook County and nearby Canada.
5 years ago
Memorial Day Parade returning to Caribou
CARIBOU, Maine — Caribou’s Memorial Day Parade on May 31 will be the city’s first big community event since the pandemic resulted in lockdowns across the world last March.
5 years ago
Vets bureau announces Disabled Veterans Controlled Moose Hunt
The Maine Bureau of Veterans’ Services as of March has begun accepting applications for the 2021 Disabled Veterans Controlled Moose Hunt held in Aroostook County.
5 years ago
McLean joins Northern Maine Vet Center
The Northern Maine Vet Center is pleased to announce the addition of Sarah McLean, LCSW to the team as a readjustment counselor. McLean comes to the Vet Center with over 10 years of experience providing counseling to diverse populations
5 years ago
U.S. Army veteran worked in great woods of northern Maine
Milo, Maine native Edward Ouellet, his parents and his large family of nine siblings moved a couple hours north to Ashland when Ed was 12. His parents, Alphonse and Avril, traveled often with the children, as they made a living with a hot dog stand that they brought to fairs and other events throughout the state.
5 years ago
Elks Lodge provides drive-thru dinners for Veterans Day
While the Houlton Elks Lodge has had to cancel many of its indoor events this year due to COVID-19, lodge members made sure they did something to honor America’s veterans.
5 years ago
Houlton commemorates Veterans Day in Monument Park
Veterans from various branches of the United States military gathered at Houlton’s Monument Park on Wednesday, Nov. 11, in order to honor the many veterans both in Houlton and nationwide who have pledged their lives to protect their country.
