4 days ago

Fish River could get $200k to keep the lights on at new Madawaska health care center

Fish River Rural Health is no stranger to power outages, but it’s hoping to keep the lights on all winter at the new Madawaska health care center thanks to a generator funded by a $200,000 federal grant. 

1 week ago

Fort Kent wins back-to-back varsity soccer games at Madawaska

Fort Kent took back-to-back victories from Madawaska on the Owls’ senior night Wednesday. The Warrior boys won 5-1, and the undefeated girls followed with a 6-1 win. 

2 weeks ago

St. John Valley Chamber director resigns

When Sharon Boucher moved back to her hometown two years ago and took a job as the director of the St. John Valley Chamber of Commerce, she thought she’d keep the job until she died.

3 weeks ago

Madawaska soccer players support their teammate through a major knee injury

When Cameron Migneault returned to Madawaska from knee surgery at Children’s Hospital in Boston, the first group of people to greet him was his varsity soccer team. 

4 weeks ago

Madawaska’s Fall Fest celebrates the turning season on a surprise sunny Saturday

On a weekend where inches of rain flooded Madawaska’s roads and rushed over the long-dry bed of the St. John River, the town’s second annual Fall Fest caught a lucky few hours of sunshine Saturday morning. 

1 month ago

Night work begins Sept. 20 on Madawaska international bridge

Reed & Reed contractors will begin night work on the international bridge construction project between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 20. 

1 month ago

Wisdom boys take 7-1 victory from Van Buren

The Wisdom boys varsity soccer team emerged victorious 7-1 Thursday night in a game that tested the wits of the Van Buren defense. 

1 month ago

Fort Kent runners compete in Caribou Invitational

Dozens of athletes from northern and central Maine high schools competed at Caribou’s invitational cross country meet Saturday afternoon. 

1 month ago

Caribou honors 9/11 sacrifices and remembers how the world changed

For the 20th year, the Caribou Fire Department and other local first responders and community members gathered outside the fire station Saturday to honor the lives lost and sacrifices made during the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001. 

1 month ago

Madawaska boys continue winning streak with shutout versus Van Buren

The Madawaska boys varsity soccer team has caught lightning in a bottle to start the season, charging to its sixth straight victory with a 6-0 shutout in Van Buren Sept. 8.