5 years ago
RSU 50 budget passes second hurdle
A small group of residents approved a $5.5 million budget for RSU 50 on May 30 at the district budget meeting.
Stories by Joseph Cyr
5 years ago
Cougars roar to prelim victory over Stearns
A stellar pitching performance by Katahdin’s Bradley Hotham and John McNally catapulted the Cougars to a 5-0 shutout over Stearns Tuesday afternoon, June 4, in a Class D North preliminary playoff.
5 years ago
Vikings bring home state track titles
The Caribou boys and girls track and field squads logged impressive showings at the state Class C Track and Field championships at Mt. Blue High School Saturday.
5 years ago
Walk Like MADD event raises $12,500 in Shiretown
Walkers and runners turned out in droves Saturday for the fourth annual Walk Like MADD event to honor the memory of a Houlton native killed by a drunk driver in 1996.
5 years ago
Seven Shires place at state track event
Seven members of the Houlton Middle-High School track and field team placed at Saturday’s State Class C championships at Mt. Blue High School.
5 years ago
Students help stock East Grand Lake during annual salmon release
As many fishermen know, East Grand Lake is the place to go when one is looking to snag some salmon. And those fishermen have local middle schoolers to thank for that success.
5 years ago
Houlton student receives Border Patrol’s National Explorer of the Year award
Christopher Violette, a 16-year-old sophomore at Houlton Middle-High School, has been named the national Border Patrol Explorer of the Year. Violette was selected out of a field of 48 Border Patrol programs for the prestigious award.
5 years ago
Border Patrol celebrates 95th birthday
For the past 95 years, agents with the United States Border Patrol have done their part to keep the boundaries between the U.S. and foregin countries safe from harm.
5 years ago
Houlton JMG students tour LP plant
Houlton Middle-High School students in the JMG program toured the Louisiana-Pacific wood plant May 14 as part of the school’s effort to expose students to the workplace.
5 years ago
Things that drive us crazy
Pet peeves. We all have them. Some of them are minor inconveniences, while others are of the flat-out-ruin-your-day variety.
