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2 St. John Valley men accused of meth trafficking

Two St. John Valley men are facing drug trafficking charges following a Saturday morning traffic stop in Fort Kent.

Fiddlehead picker peddles his wares

Fiddlehead peddler Melvin Levesque, 63, was set up to sell some of the popular ferns at the St. Louis Church parking lot on Main Street in Fort Kent on Friday.

Fort Kent native and recent Yale graduate prepares for music fellowship in Israel

A 2015 Fort Kent Community High School graduate who also graduated from Yale University last week will embark on a year-long music fellowship in Israel.

Second-graders rock the runway at Earth Day inspired fashion show

Students in Stacy Belanger’s second-grade class at Fort Kent Elementary School educated, inspired and entertained audiences at the fifth annual Trash to Treasure Fashion Show on Friday, May 17, at the University of Maine at Fort Kent Fox Auditorium.

Legionnaires in Fort Kent and Madawaska plan Memorial Day events

Martin-Klein American Legion Post 133 in Fort Kent and the Madawaska American Legion Post have planned Memorial Day services to honor the local veterans who have passed away during events on Sunday, May 26.

Pelletier breaks CHS high-jump record, again

Athlete Lacy Pelletier broke her own Fort Kent Community High School high-jump record during a track and field meet in Caribou on Saturday, May 11.

Firefighters, law enforcement officers team up against domestic violence at charity basketball game

A group of local firefighters edged out local law enforcement officers for a win on the Fort Kent Community High School gymnasium floor during a charity basketball game on Friday, May 17, but the community came out the true winner as the event raised $1,100 to combat domestic violence.

Dog alerts family to early morning fire in Fort Kent

A Fort Kent dog awoke her family early Sunday morning to alert them that their garage was on fire.

Fort Kent is relocating inconvenient streetlights

The town of Fort Kent, with the assistance of federal grant monies and the efforts of a local contractor, is relocating some inconveniently placed streetlights in the town.

Homicide victim’s sister calls for increased awareness of mental illness

The sister of homicide victim Daren Charette is calling for increased awareness of mental illness issues after a grand jury decided not to indict a Fort Kent man in connection with her brother’s death.

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