6 months ago

Caribou city councilors approve increase in property tax rates

Several of the cuts from the $11.7 million expense budget came from salary and benefits from positions that were unfilled for the first half of 2024.

6 months ago

Thousands turn out for Maine Potato Blossom Festival parade

The parade is one of Maine’s largest and is the culmination of the weeklong Fort Fairfield festival.

6 months ago

Cary Medical Center births, May and June 2024

The following births were recently recorded at Cary Medical Center in Caribou.

6 months ago

Be our guest with ‘Beauty and the Beast JR’ at Limestone Community School

LIMESTONE, Maine – Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast JR.” is playing at Limestone Community School from Friday, August 9 through Saturday, August 10 at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m on Saturday. The 60-minute musical, designed for middle school-aged performers, is based on the 1994 Broadway production and Disney’s 1991 animated feature […]

6 months ago

Land speed racers gunning for records on Loring runway

As of Friday, the record speed at this summer’s Loring event was 255 miles per hour set by Gilles Chiasson of Quebec, Canada.

6 months ago

Summer plinking with a .22

When I was growing up in the early 1960s, there were no mandatory gun safety courses for boys, girls or fledgling adult shooters.

6 months ago

Grant will help Fort Fairfield acquire a police dog

The $30,000 will cover the cost of the dog, training, outfitting a cruiser and other associated expenses,

6 months ago

Cary named among Top 100 Great Community Hospitals

CARIBOU, Maine — Becker’s Hospital Review, a major healthcare trade publication with some 18,000 subscribers, has named Cary Medical Center in Caribou among the nation’s top 100 Great Community Hospitals. The listing of the top 100 was released on July 3. The recognition comes as Cary celebrates its 100th anniversary. Cary was the only hospital […]