The RSU 39 (Caribou and Stockholm) board of education added a warrant item to the upcoming district budget meeting and unanimously approved the use of potentially $250,000 worth of additional state subsidy during an emergency meeting called for Monday, May 17.
Warm weather and clear skies greeted boaters as they embarked on Caribou’s Aroostook River Spring Runoff Canoe & Kayak Race on May 15, starting at the Lower Lyndon Street boat launch and paddling 6.2 miles along the Aroostook River — ending at Forbes Pit.
The town of Limestone will host a week’s worth of events leading up to Independence Day this year, starting on Monday, June 28, and ending with fireworks over Trafton Lake on July 4, with a rain date set for July 5.
The RSU 39 (Caribou and Stockholm) Board of Education unanimously approved the 2021-22 school budget on May 5. The final budget came in at $19,814,324, a $378 reduction from last year’s budget of $19,814,702.
Limestone and New Sweden will both hold their elections and town meetings in June, with elections happening before the annual town meetings.
The Caribou Vikings faced off against Fort Kent during a Friday, May 7, game, securing a 7 to 1 victory.
The next “Thursdays on Sweden” event will be a concert held on the North Mall Parking Lot, adjacent to Sweden Street, a move made after city councilors criticized previous plans to hold an alternative event on Main Street.
Caribou is looking into a TIF agreement with Gagnon’s Rental Properties that would assist in the expansion and relocation of Northern Maine Dental. Gagnon’s plans to spend $900,000 in renovation costs as part of the effort, according to City Manager Dennis Marker.
Caribou Library Director Hope Shafer recently announced her resignation and plans to relocate to Alaska with her husband, who moved there after accepting a nursing informatics position at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital in late March.
Putting to rest months of controversy, the Caribou Superior Court on April 22 granted the city of Caribou’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by two residents claiming a councilor’s status violated the city charter.
