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 […]
Southern Aroostook Community High School seniors received scholarship awards of over $200,000 at their very memorable graduation and scholarship awards ceremony held on Friday, June 7 in the gym.
100 Years Ago – June 12, 1924
First place winner — Miss marguerite Dudley, a senior in the Caribou High school, won the first place in the typewriting contest at the fourth annual county convention for commercial subjects in Houlton Saturday, her average being a net of 61 11-15 words a minute.
50 Years Ago – June 12, 1974
Mrs. Morris retired after 43 years in education — Mrs. G. Caroline Morris, guidance counselor at Ashland Community High School, retired after 43 years in education.
NorState Federal Credit Union is pleased to announce they are awarding seven $1,000 scholarships to local graduating high school seniors. As part of the application process, high school applicants had to attend an Aroostook or Northern Penobscot County school, be accepted, and attend a two-year or four-year college or university and be an active NorState […]
FORT KENT, Maine — The Fort Kent Ladies of St. Anne are pleased to announce the successful recipients of their two $500 scholarships for the academic year 2024. These scholarships are in support of the children and grandchildren of its membership. Scholarship recipients are also selected based on their academic achievements, community service and other […]
High pressure builds in Thursday as the upper low moves into the Maritimes. An approaching cold front will bring increasing chances of showers.
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine – Volunteers from the Presque Isle Rotary Club have spent one day each month throughout this school year reading to first grade classrooms at Pine Street Elementary School as part of the club’s new “Rotary Reads to ME” program. A pair of volunteers visited classrooms of eager students to read a pre-selected […]
Hannaford Supermarkets and the University of Maine System announced a new partnership that will offer significant savings to associates of the grocery retailer who wish to pursue postsecondary education and training through Maine’s public universities, including the University of Maine at Presque Isle.
The 2024 moose lottery will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. at Fort Kent’s Riverside Park Pavilion this Saturday, June 15. Hopeful applicants and other outdoor enthusiasts and family members can attend the drawing as well as experience a full day of outdoor-oriented fun. Activities will be ongoing throughout the day on the grounds […]
