2 years ago
Loring’s 30th anniversary open house starts Aug. 2
Loring Open House 2024 will focus on the men and women who served at the Strategic Air Command Base from 1953 to 1992, as well as Air Combat Command from 1992 to 1994.
Veterans
2 years ago
Houlton man battling Maine VA over image of American flag
Donald Holston, 79, captured the image of the flag flying over his Houlton farm one night and had it reproduced on canvas as a gift to the VA Health Center in Caribou where it hung for four years.
2 years ago
Elks to host Flag Day ceremony tonight
A Flag Day ceremony will be held at the Presque Isle Elks Lodge, 508 Main St. in Presque Isle, at 5 p.m. on Friday, June 14. “Elks lodges throughout the nation are urged to host an Elks Flag Day ceremony open to the public. The ceremony at the Presque Isle Lodge will be open to […]
2 years ago
Remembering PFC Gilbert Thibeault, an interview with Percy Thibeault
By Terry Ouellette Gilbert Thibeault, son of Lorenzo and Rita Thibeault, was born in St. Agatha on April 26, 1949 and resided with his family on Flat Mountain practically across the road from the Paul Guerrette Store. Unfortunately, their family home was destroyed by fire on March 30, 1963, and consequently the family moved to […]
2 years ago
Caribou honors service members on Memorial Day
Caribou celebrated Memorial Day with a parade and ceremony that paid tribute to deceased military service members.
2 years ago
WWII planes will stop in Presque Isle to mark 80th anniversary of D-Day
The D-Day Squadron will appear at the General Aviation Terminal yard from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 18, before heading to England and France to honor WWII veterans.
2 years ago
Family launches fundraiser for veterans in memory of Erik Foote
To honor their son, Brenda and Allan Foote launched a fundraising campaign on April 29 for Disabled American Veterans.
2 years ago
Aroostook County ‘Rosie the Riveter’ gets Congressional medal
Just months after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, Louise London was precisely grinding cams and pistons for war planes like the Navy’s Hellcat during World War II
2 years ago
Aroostook County has opened a new and larger clinic to serve veterans
The 7,500-square-foot facility at 732 Main St. in Presque Isle replaces the VA outpatient clinic in Caribou and is 50 percent larger.
2 years ago
‘Hero Wall’ coming to Fort Kent’s Riverside Park this spring
The granite wall will be 20 feet long and seven feet tall and will allow residents to honor veterans and loved ones
