On July 31 Senate President Troy Jackson, D-Allagash, presented the Frenchville Fire Department with a Legislative Sentiment recognizing the department’s 75th anniversary. The department is entirely volunteer-run and works with fire departments in Fort Kent, Madawaska and St. Agatha to serve much of the St. John Valley. “I was so glad to recognize this big […]
FORT KENT, Maine – The new director of Fort Kent Public Library has some innovative plans to provide services he hopes will increase public use of the facility. Andrew Birden, 58, of Fort Kent replaces previous director Michelle Raymond. Fort Kent Public Library currently serves between 30 and 40 visitors a day, and offers almost 18,000 […]
Bon, b’en avec cette article on a fini de publier l’alphabet de mes livres de patois, dictons pi metaphores. L’mois qui vien j’veut commencer a publier des poêmes, des observations, toute sortes de chôses, I guess. J’ai pensé au vieux nom de place par icitte, comme l’croche des dindes, etrc. J’en ai une pas pire […]
MADAWASKA, Maine — You do not have to be Acadian to attend the 44th annual Madawaska Acadian Festival, where all are welcome to celebrate authentic Acadian foods, music, crafts and artistry. Thousands have attended the annual four-day event each year since it first began in 1978. This year the festival will take place Aug. 11-15. […]
FORT KENT, Maine — In a time when police officers are in short supply throughout the country, the Fort Kent Police Department is fully staffed with the addition of two new officers. Officer Mark Belanger and Officer Daniel (DJ) Plourde were recognized at a badge pinning ceremony during a Monday afternoon Fort Kent Town Council meeting. […]
VAN BUREN, Maine — Former police Sgt. Luke Dyer has replaced Nancy Troeger as Van Buren town manager effective July 1. Troeger, who recently retired from the position, has taken up a full-time job at the local library. Troeger became full-time town manager in 2017 after the community asked her to step in when the previous […]
In June, 1785, after an arduous 10 day journey up the St. John River from St. Anne, the first group of Acadian families set foot on the south shore of the St. John River on land that had been granted to them by the New Brunswick government. They had landed their boats some two miles […]
FORT KENT, Maine — Business is booming at Aroostook County recreational vehicle parks, and most are having to expand to meet the demand, including the state’s only town-owned facility. Several Aroostook RV parks have increased their camping sites in response to a growing number of visitors since the pandemic. One family-owned park in Eagle Lake […]
GRAND ISLE, Maine — The Spirit of America was in Grand Isle as homesteaders from across the county came to celebrate their lifestyle at the NoMa Festival. Tents and vendors lined the Grand Isle Community center Saturday, May 28, as the sun tucked itself behind the clouds for Grand Isle’s first-ever NoMa Homestead Festival and Market. […]
MADAWASKA, Maine — After residents expressed concerns over dilapidated structures and vandalism, Madawaska has torn down the decrepit gazebo at the center of Bicentennial Park. In the summer of 2021, Madawaska resident Steve Deschaine approached the town’s selectmen in a meeting after he had taken his son to play in Bicentennial Park and noticed the gazebo’s […]
