Stories by Jessica Potila
6 years ago
Mushers and dogs arrive in Fort Kent for Can-Am
Pick-up trucks pulling trailers are a common site in Fort Kent but on Friday there were more than usual around town and many were topped with dog kennels as mushers from around the United States and Canada arrived to compete in the Can-Am Crown International Sled Dog Races.
6 years ago
County Faces: Rita Cannan of Fort Kent
Rita Cannan puts her best effort into everything she does, bettering own life and the lives of those around her.
6 years ago
Plenty of snow will welcome new and veteran mushers to Can-Am
Northern Maine has plenty of snow to greet mushers and their teams from New York to Minnesota for the Annual Can-Am Crown International Sled Dog Races beginning Saturday, March 2.
6 years ago
County commissioners approve deputy hires, discuss jail renovations
The Aroostook County Commissioners approved the hiring of several new deputies and corrections officers during the Feb. 20 meeting here.
6 years ago
Traffic stop leads to arrest and drug charges for Allagash man
An early morning traffic stop in St. Francis resulted in police arresting an Allagash man on felony drug charges on Sunday, Feb. 10.
6 years ago
Houlton seventh-grader wins County Spelling Bee, Madawaska student is runner-up
A Greater Houlton Christian Academy student outspelled his northern Maine peers during 38 rounds of competition to win the Aroostook County Spelling Bee at the University of Maine at Fort Kent Fox Auditorium on Thursday, Feb. 7.
6 years ago
High snowbanks, overgrown trees contribute to snowmobile crash
The driver of a snowmobile who was unable to see a stop sign crashed into a pickup truck on East Road in T17 R3 WELS on Monday, Feb. 4, according to the Maine Warden Service.
6 years ago
Retired UMFK professor shares color blindness findings in textbook
A retired University of Maine at Fort Kent professor continues to share his academic expertise with others, most recently through a chapter in a college textbook which a leading academic publishing company has picked up.
6 years ago
UMFK Theater Troupe seeks actors, crew for “To Kill a Mockingbird”
Director Caryn Cleveland Short of the UMFK Theater Troupe will hold auditions for a spring production of the play “To Kill a Mockingbird,” based on the classic novel by Harper Lee. She is also seeking crew members to help out with the show.
