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Aziz Abdel Nouari and Sana Chernine, of Edmundston, with their child, Adam, in front of the newly planted red oak tree to mark his birth on May 3, giving him the honor of being the first baby born during the last Edmundston Forest Show. With the family are Jeff Levesque, coordinator of the 2018 Forest Show and director of the experimental forest at UMCE; Daniel Giguère, member of the experimental forest team and coordinator of the upcoming Salon de la Forêt; the forest, and Karine Brideau, member of the organizing committee of the Salon de la forêt. (Courtesy of University of Moncton, Edmundston Campus)

Aziz Abdel Nouari and Sana Chernine, of Edmundston, with their child, Adam, in front of the newly planted red oak tree to mark his birth on May 3, giving him the honor of being the first baby born during the last Edmundston Forest Show. With the family are Jeff Levesque, coordinator of the 2018 Forest Show and director of the experimental forest at UMCE; Daniel Giguère, member of the experimental forest team and coordinator of the upcoming Salon de la Forêt; the forest, and Karine Brideau, member of the organizing committee of the Salon de la forêt. (Courtesy of University of Moncton, Edmundston Campus)

UMCE forest adds three trees

October 18, 2018

The “Wooded Babies of the Salon de la Forêt” will soon become a forest.

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Edmundston council urges people to stop feeding wild animals

During its regular public meeting on Oct. 16, 2018, the Edmundston City Council proceeded with an official statement calling on the public to stop feeding wild animals, including white-tail deer.

Agencies to team up for Operation: No Tricks Halloween night

Members of the Madawaska Port of Entry Customs and Border Protection agency, and Madawaska police, ambulance and fire departments are joining forces and taking to the streets Halloween night to make sure the frights are only imaginary.

Dusting of snow falls on parts of Aroostook, winds causing outages

Residents of northern Maine awoke to a dusting of snow Thursday morning with temperatures just below freezing.

Warriors celebrate school spirit on senior night

The Fort Kent Community High School soccer teams celebrated their senior players and students demonstrated their school spirit with a truck parade on Tuesday night.

Driver OK, moose killed in single vehicle crash

A Wallagrass woman escaped with minor cuts when her vehicle crashed into a moose on Route 161 just south of New Canada on Wednesday, Oct. 10.

Parvovirus scare develops after Cajun puppies adopted by County families

More than 75 cajun puppies made their way to Aroostook County from Louisiana last week to find new Acadian homes. Both puppies and owners appeared to leave happy with each other, though a scare developed later when three of the animals were diagnosed with parvovirus.

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Mills, Moody jab each other over tax returns in another largely cordial debate

t took more than 45 minutes into the first televised debate in Maine’s gubernatorial race, but Republican nominee Shawn Moody and Democrat Janet Mills sparred a bit on Wednesday night over his move earlier this month not to release personal tax returns.

Collins’ husband: Ricin threat mentioned Kavanaugh vote

A threatening letter sent to the home of Republican Sen. Susan Collins that claimed to contain deadly ricin specifically mentioned her vote to confirm Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, her husband said.

Poliquin and Golden get defensive in their final 2nd District debate

Good morning from Augusta. The race for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District appears to be tightening, but the remainder of the campaign will not include direct back-and-forth between the two major-party candidates.

Tracking the cash flow in Maine’s expensive 2nd District race

Good morning from Augusta. Maine’s congressional candidates gave the public one of the final looks at their fundraising books on Monday, with the Democratic challenger in Maine’s 2nd District riding a wave of individual donations to his first money lead of the race so far.

Moody pays more in property taxes than what the other candidates earn in a year

Republican gubernatorial candidate Shawn Moody and unenrolled candidate Alan Caron have both poured hundreds of thousands of their own dollars into their race for the Blaine House.

Writer said letter sent to Collins’ Bangor home contaminated with ricin

A letter that claimed to be contaminated with poison was sent on Monday to the home of U.S. Sen. Susan Collins in Bangor, leading police to shut down an adjacent road for several hours, according to her spokeswoman.

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A path on the Four Seasons Trail system in Madawaska is engulfed in reds, yellows, oranges and greens during the peak of fall foliage on Oct. 8. (Morgan Mitchell)

A path on the Four Seasons Trail system in Madawaska is engulfed in reds, yellows, oranges and greens during the peak of fall foliage on Oct. 8. (Morgan Mitchell)

Four Seasons Trail

October 9, 2018

A path on the Four Seasons Trail system in Madawaska is engulfed in reds, yellows, oranges and greens during the peak of fall foliage on Oct. 8.

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First-place winner

Bringing the season of petanque to an end, Donald Parent, right, presents a first-place medal to Louise Martin from Edmundston, New Brunswick

UMCE forest adds three trees

The “Wooded Babies of the Salon de la Forêt” will soon become a forest.

From Our Files — October 17, 2018

Students Learn Newspaper Trick -- Fourth-grade students from St. Thomas School visited the St. John Valley Times last Wednesday, in the interest of making their own newspaper which is called “201 News Special.”

Weekly digital jigsaw — Big Woods Grass Drags

Ethan Rossignol takes off at the start of his race during the Big Woods Grass Drags in Ashland Sunday.

County Faces: Clare Desrosiers of Linneus

Although she was always moved to help people, Clare Desrosiers knew that after receiving a master’s degree in social work, she wanted to do more to help people on a larger level.

PAWS presents Trixie as the pet of the week

PAWS Animal Welfare Shelter presents Trixie as the Pet of the Week in hopes that this fluffy cat will find her forever home.

Opinion Browse Opinion

How much juice does our snow produce?

At Caribou, by Halloween, the average high will be down to 45 degrees and the average low will be below freezing, at 30.

Support Question 4 to benefit health care in Aroostook

Health care providers in rural Maine depend on the University of Maine System.

Border Outpost: Kabuki

I have to thank Senator Susan Collins for reminding me of the meaning of the word ‘treachery’.

Invest in County’s workforce by voting Yes on Question 4

As the human resources manager for Irving Woodlands LLC, I see first-hand how hard it is to hire and keep good employees.

White male entitlement dates back to Old Testament

Those who make pacts with the Devil should not whine when that Devil reneges on that pact.

Lucky serendipity

Serendipity sometimes happens as you research. Serendipity means the discovery of something beneficial or wonderful that happens out of the blue.

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24 County squads qualify for soccer postseason

The fall soccer season has come to a close, but the work is not yet done for many squads as the postseason begins Friday.

Warriors celebrate school spirit on senior night

The Fort Kent Community High School soccer teams celebrated their senior players and students demonstrated their school spirit with a truck parade on Tuesday night.

Snowmobile grass drag racing revived in Ashland

Snowmobile grass drag races hadn’t been held in Ashland since 1995, but a pair of neighboring snowmobile clubs got together last spring to come up with a plan to change that.

Jandreau wins third straight middle school XC title

Annalise Jandreau won the Aroostook League Middle School Cross Country Championship for the third consecutive year, while the Washburn boys and Greater Houlton Christian Academy girls both captured team titles for the second year in a row during the meet held at Caribou High School Wednesday, Oct. 10.

Bengals volleyball gives up one, posts two wins

The University of Maine at Fort Kent women’s volleyball team achieved two wins and took a loss during the last several days of play.

How a Maine small college is cashing in on ‘guarantee games’

It is a routine practice in college athletics for higher-level athletic programs, especially in football and men’s basketball, to pay teams from smaller schools to go play them on their home turf.

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Emera Maine prepares for more windy weather Thursday, Oct. 18

Even as crews complete efforts to reconnect more than 15,000 customers throughout northern and eastern Maine after Tuesday’s damaging winds, Emera Maine is preparing for another day of challenging weather conditions.

Sears Hometown and Outlet stores unaffected by Sears Holdings bankruptcy

Since news broke on Monday that Sears Holdings Corp. was shutting down 142 of its Sears and Kmart stores as part of a financial restructuring plan under Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, Alan Susee has fielded multiple phone calls from concerned customers about the fate of his Sears Hometown and Outlet store on Main Street.

Aspiring Maine credit union wants to lend exclusively to farms, food producers

Maine Harvest Credit Project said Monday that it has raised the $2.4 million it needs to become chartered as the Pine Tree State’s 56th credit union.

NMMC nets award for tobacco policy

Northern Maine Medical Center recently earned the platinum level of excellence for its efforts in tobacco independence.

A third of Mainers don’t make enough to cover monthly expenses, study finds

Only 70 percent of Maine’s workers earn enough to cover basic monthly expenses plus save a little for the future, a new study found.

Valley Unified Regional Services Center Board discuss site selection plan

Discussion regarding the new Valley Unified Regional Services Center High School continued this month with members of the Valley Unified Board approving a site selection process, unveiling a website for the public to follow the process, and electing three additional officer positions on the regional board.