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Just like my dad said, I grew out of my distaste for onions and discovered that you can probably eat anything as long as it’s fried. But unlike he predicted, I have yet to grow out of my revulsion for carrots, especially cooked carrots. Sure, I can drown baby carrots in ranch dressing and I chew and swallow just fine.

VAN BUREN - A long time educator and equine enthusiast, Nancy Dumond Violette, along with her ponies and horses, helps people.

FORT KENT- Northern Maine Medical Center has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for accreditation by demonstrating compliance with The Joint Commission’s national standards for health care quality and safety in hospitals. The accreditation award recognizes NMMC’s dedication to continuous compliance with The Joint Commission’s state-of-the-art standards.

VAN BUREN - On the weekend of August 9 through 11, the town of Van Buren will engage in an old tradition with a new name.

At a recent meeting of the organizing committee for Van Buren's "summerfest" organizers decided that a name change was in order and opted to change the name of their annual event to "The Oats and Barley Festival."   

AROOSTOOK COUNTY- A digital microscope, a high-tech wireless measurement and data collection system, and an IPad are all new equipment that has been purchased for Northern Maine Community College students thanks to a fund earmarked to finance innovative projects.

ST. AGATHA - On Wednesday, May 15, more than 25 parties chose to participate in plans for the St. John Valley Cultural Byway at a meeting at the Lakeview Restaurant in St. Agatha.

FORT KENT – The 131st Commencement exercises at the University of Maine at Fort Kent concluded on a beautiful, sunny day at the UMFK Sports Center, graduating 180 students in 20 different degrees, from the United States, Canada, Cameroon, China, Jamaica, South Africa, and Spain. These commencement exercises also graduated the largest class of nurses in the history of Fort Kent, with 75 graduates.