The Maine State Police Troop F barracks in Houlton responded to a number of calls for service during the period of July 20-26, including the following.

Madawaska Police Department urged All Terrain Vehicle drivers on Tuesday to follow Maine ATV and traffic laws.

A bicyclist was transported by ambulance to Northern Maine Medical Center Thursday after colliding with a pick-up truck in downtown Fort Kent.

Two pick-up trucks collided head-on in downtown Fort Kent Monday, July 20. 

The Maine State Police Troop F barracks in Houlton responded to a number of calls for service during the period of July 6-12, including the following.

The Maine State Police Troop F barracks in Houlton responded to a number of calls for service during the period of July 13-19, including the following.

Oral rabies vaccine baits will be distributed in northeastern Maine beginning on or about Aug. 3 through Aug. 7 as part of ongoing, cooperative rabies control efforts aimed at reducing the spread of raccoon rabies in Maine. 

The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) is reminding the public about the risk of spreading tree-killing invasive species while moving firewood. New infestations of invasive pests or diseases pose a serious threat to Maine’s landscapes, trees, agriculture, forests, wildlife and the environment.

The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry is urging residents not to plant any unsolicited packages they may receive containing seeds, purportedly sent from China. 

An amended executive order by Gov. Janet Mills has lifted the interim suspension for ATV registrations, and ATV owners must now register or renew registrations for 2020-2021 

Though it took place in a virtual format this year due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Maine Catholic Youth Convention once again offered a chance for teens from Aroostook County to York County to celebrate their shared Catholic faith and build friendships along the way. 

You can complete this crossword puzzle online.  Just click on the box you want to fill in and begin typing the word you think is the answer to the clue.  

50 Years Ago -- Aug. 6, 1970     Ouellette takes post at Madawaska High -- At a special meeting of the School Board last Saturday, Lester Ouellette was named new principal at Madawaska High School for the coming term. He replaces Walter Reed.

Nero is as close to perfection as you can get. She is curious, playful, quiet and cautious. She craves human attention and has the most affectionate personality.

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 5 HEARING VOICES - Madawaska, Valley Peer Recovery Center, 12:30-2 p.m. FMI: 728-4806.

The following births were recorded at Northern Light A.R. Gould Hospital in Presque Isle during June.

Here in northern Maine, we’re used to spending plenty of our hard-earned cash to heat our homes, and this year, cooling them has been pretty expensive as well. 

The effects of COVID-19 on Maine’s families, farmers and food systems have been serious and are certain to persist for months to come.  As part of Congress’ response to the pandemic, I strongly advocated for the creation of a new program that would help support farmers while simultaneously helping to alleviate hunger in our communities. 

In 1999 (and in a second edition in 2007) I compiled hundreds of old patois, dictons and metaphores used in the St. John Valley from way back when to today. The books sold very well and were very popular. 

Lisa Savage, Maine [Independent Green] candidate for the U.S. Senate, promises the most comprehensive plans for systemic changes needed to meet escalating crises exposed and worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic, crises that have been building for decades.

Sometimes delicious hurts

“My eyes glaze over when you talk about that. Why not stick to the old percentage thing?”  That was a recent comment I received, complaining about my frequent summertime use of dew point to describe how muggy or not muggy the air is.