50 Years Ago — July 5, 1973 Wait over for a new customs house – Fort Kent may have a new customs facility within the year. The community’s year-long fight brightened considerably this week in 1973, when Congressman William Cohen announced that the General Services Administration will investigate the feasibility of a new customs and […]
Le Club Français, headquartered in Madawaska, in an effort to promote the learning of the French language in St. John Valley schools, and to encourage our students to further their studies in French language arts, has awarded $2,500 to this year’s graduating classes in Madawaska, St. Agatha and Fort Kent. There were no eligible students […]
FORT KENT — Town officials on Monday voted to set the mill rate to 21, which is the same as last year. But while the rate is the same, town properties increased in value by 7 percent across the board because of a recent market cost analysis.
MADAWASKA, Maine — On Sunday, June 25 close to 150 people attended a special French Mass and re-enactment ceremony for Maine Acadian Day and is held in honor of the Acadians landing and settling in Madawaska. The event was sponsored by the Madawaska and Grand Isle Historical Societies with help from the Acadian Festival Committee and […]
That amazing yellow orb being seen across the County this morning is known as the sun — an object that has not been seen very much in the last couple of weeks.
FORT KENT, Maine – Acadia Federal Credit Union, a member-owned financial institution with branches throughout northern Aroostook County and eastern Maine, celebrated the opening of their newly-renovated operations center on June 21 with a well-attended open house. “I was really excited to share our newest workspace with the public at our open house for the […]
PORTLAND, Maine — The Mitchell Institute, a Maine-based nonprofit scholarship and research organization founded by Senator George J. Mitchell to improve college outcomes for students from every community in Maine, recently announced its 2023 cohort of Mitchell Scholars. The 166 recipients of the Mitchell Scholarship, representing every public high school in Maine, will each receive […]
To the editor: A good friend of mine from out of state visited me a couple of days ago after some 25 years of “no see.” The two of us, being of the same age (80), talked about life, the old days, politics, religion and — naturally — women. We agreed on the subjects of […]
Cherish is about 2 years old and has already been a mommy. She should have a chance at being a young cat as she has never had the opportunity. She’s still a bit unsure of herself at the shelter, but opens right up with a gentle touch and some one-on-one time. She usually waits for […]
FORT KENT, Maine — The Fort Kent Knights of Columbus have announced the winner of their ongoing lotto fundraiser for the previous week. The Super 50 Lotto winner for the week of June 12-18 was Donald LaFerriere from Eagle Lake and Florida. She won the sum of $326.
