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22 May 2013

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15 May 2013

ST. JOHN VALLEY- In Van Buren, the trails opened on May 11, and the rest of the routes in the St. John Valley should be open to ATV travel by May 30.

All across the region, summer trail enthusiasts are tuning engines, replacing knobby wheels, oiling chains, and washing last year's dust and muck off of brightly colored crash helmets.

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11 May 2013

ST. JOHN VALLEY –On May 5, Portland Catholic Diocese Bishop Richard Malone announced priest assignments for the entire diocese, which included parishes in the St. John Valley.

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10 May 2013

FORT KENT - Some new aromas have been drifting through the doors of the Custom Cakes Cafe in Fort Kent as owner and chef Samantha Berry introduces new additions to stimulate the senses, from a new menu and a full bar to inviting a psychic medium to perform, at her popular restaurant on Main Street.

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10 May 2013

FORT KENT – At a celebration of the Jobs for Maine's Graduates program on Wednesday night, May 8, 21 students received recognition for completing a program that provides job skills training for many youths in School Administrative District 27.

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8 May 2013

BLACK LIGHT DANCE JIGSAW — DJ Adam Ouellette’s flashy smile is a dim competitor to the high watt laser lights beaming from his equipment at the black light soiree at BeeJay’s Tavern last weekend. The night was a kaleidoscopic overload of visual and auditory stimulation. — Birden image

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8 May 2013

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7 May 2013

It was a classic counterexample, a moment in time that I swore I would never foist off on my own children. I had just earned my learner's permit to drive, my father met me at the school, and he made me drive home. It turned out to be one of the most traumatizing experiences of my life.

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4 May 2013

FORT KENT - BeeJay's Tavern in Fort Kent hosted their first Black Light Party with the help of professional DJ Adam out of Madawaska on Friday night, May 3. Fiddlehead Focus happened to be there to capture some of the images from a dazzling show of laser light, ultraviolet black light, fog machines, glow sticks, fluorescent bracelets, glow-in-the-dark markers and cutting edge music.

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30 April 2013

ST. JOHN VALLEY- The Project Graduation programs for the senior classes of each of the four high schools in the St. John Valley will be the recipients of the Fiddlehead Focus charity program in May.

Fiddlehead Focus Publisher Andrew Birden said, "The class of 2013 rocks, and we want them to have a great time with graduation."

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26 April 2013

ST. JOHN VALLEY – Recent media reports that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is proposing a study to consider charging visitors entering the United States through land crossings, such as in Fort Kent, Madawaska, Van Buren, Hamlin and Escort Station have prompted universally negative responses from local business and cultural leaders.

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24 April 2013

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20 April 2013

FORT KENT –Volunteers from a wide range of groups joined together on Saturday to pick up trash near popular landmarks and byways as part of a celebration of Earth Day in the Fort Kent region.

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17 April 2013

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11 April 2013

FORT KENT - On Saturday, businesses trying to help folks use energy generated from biomass sources, such as wood pellets, showed off their wares and innovations at the Aroostook Partnership for Progress Biomass Fair.