Stories by Morgan Mitchell

5 years ago

County Faces: Gaetane Lavertu of Madawaska

Though she may have been born in Canada, Gaetane Lavertu has called the St. John Valley home for most of her life. Born in 1945, she moved to the Valley when she was 19.

5 years ago

Madawaska police end Main Street confrontation with no injuries

The Madawaska Police Department and other assisting law enforcement agencies successfully diffused an incident on Main Street Tuesday night involving a veteran who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder who wanted to force officers to shoot him. 

5 years ago

Sunset on Long Lake

Beautiful sunset on Long Lake by a fire to keep us warm on this chilly end of summer night.

5 years ago

County Faces: Chris Braley of Madawaska

Just days after the 2019 Acadian Festival ended its successful run, community members and volunteers buzzed about what a great job the festival committee did, specifically the president, Chris Braley. 

5 years ago

Emerald ash borers meet their predator during biological control release

More than a year after the invasive species emerald ash borer was discovered in Maine along the St. John River in the Valley, the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry released three parasitoid species of non-stinging wasps Thursday to fight the bug that is bringing death to the ash trees there. 

5 years ago

A glimpse of a bear cub

This bear cub retreats to the brush near Gagnon Road and Route 1 in Madawaska on Saturday, July 13.