3 days ago

Voters reject SAD 27 budget that would have raised tax rates in local towns

Voters in the greater Fort Kent area decided at referendum on Tuesday, June 11, against a proposed 2019-2020 Maine School Administrative budget that would have significantly raised tax rates in the local towns.

3 days ago

Third-graders learn essential skills while giving back to their community

Students in Tamar Philbrook’s Fort Kent Elementary School third grade class enjoyed a sunny day outside of the classroom planting flowers to brighten their community on Friday, June 7.

6 days ago

Fort Kent Class of 2019 thankful for community ties

The 62 Class of 2019 students who graduated from Fort Kent Community High School on Friday, June 7, are thankful for one another and for the community that supported them throughout their educational journey.

6 days ago

Wisdom High School graduates small class of close knit students

Wisdom High School graduates are ready to take on the future but will never forget the community that supported them.

6 days ago

Teamwork sends Warrior boys to regional championship

A team effort by the Fort Kent Community High School Warriors including 13 base hits among six players resulted in a one-run win over Central High School of East Corinth in the Class C North Semifinal game in Fort Kent on Saturday, June 8.

1 week ago

Grand slam by Jandreau, Paradis’ clutch pitching propel Fort Kent to semifinals

Things were not looking good for the Fort Kent boys’ baseball team about halfway through a quarterfinal playoff at home on Thursday.

1 week ago

Inland Fisheries and Wildlife stocks Fort Kent pond with fish for young angler

Michaud Pond at the Fort Kent Golf Club is stocked and ready for young anglers to enjoy the sport of fishing. Employees with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife pumped 200 brook trout into the pond Wednesday, May 30.

1 week ago

Rally in the Valley rides again as kids enjoy day of bicycling fun

A seemingly rare sunny afternoon so far this season was the perfect fit for the seventh annual “Rally in the Valley” children’s bicycle festival Saturday, June 1, at the Fort Kent Outdoor Center.

1 week ago

Customers scramble for trash disposal options as sanitation business abruptly closes

On Tuesday morning, Pelletier Sanitation Inc. of Fort Kent placed a post on their company Facebook page seeking new employees; by Wednesday afternoon, the trash collection service announced on the same page that it was going out of business.

2 weeks ago

‘The Breakfast Club’ production makes the case for unified school theater program

The first ever theater production offered by the Valley Unified Drama Unit proved that collaboration is a good thing -- at least when it comes to the arts -- among three school administrative units seeking to combine into one regional high school.