1 month ago

What a difference a year makes

Who could have fathomed at the beginning that we’d survive an entire year of COVID-19 lockdown?

3 months ago

Lessons learned from a four-wheeled marvel

My car is way smarter than I am.  In fact, it’s an idiot-proofing marvel with all kinds of features designed to keep me from doing stupid things.

3 months ago

Farewell to 2020. Cheers to 2021.

Have you ever seen a New Year’s Eve pass so quietly yet carry such a huge impact?

3 months ago

Rapids win again in shootout 

EDMUNDSTON, New Brunswick — For a second straight game, the Grand Falls  Rapids had the final say in a Dec. 30 shootout against the Edmundston Blizzard. In front of 1,446 spectators at the Jean-Daigle Centre in Edmundston, they  won 4-3 after avoiding a loss in the final minute of the third period. 

4 months ago

St. John Valley business year in review (Part 1)

Editor's note: The following is the first of two stories highlighting some of 2020’s most important and interesting business stories. This article highlights events from January through June. The second installment will be published Jan. 6. January UMFK alum Stephanie Jandreau opened a skincare business in downtown Fort Kent. The licensed aesthetician is a Fort Kent Community High School graduate who offers customers a variety of facial and body treatments.

4 months ago

County food pantries continue to see increases in clients as pandemic continues

AROOSTOOK COUNTY, Maine — Food pantry operators across Aroostook County have seen firsthand how the COVID-19 pandemic has brought about unprecedented financial challenges, even for people who have stable employment.

4 months ago

Of holidays and hope

Somehow, Christmas is here.  In the midst of one of the most fraught years in recent memory, the holidays have come. There is a lot of comfort in that. 

5 months ago

During COVID, Aroostook caregivers require extra attention

HOULTON, Maine — While COVID-19 poses substantial risks to the general population, those with chronic or terminal illness, functional impairment, or other disabilities may be at heightened risk should they contact the virus. And for the people who take care of them, this also poses significant obstacles on how to do so. 

5 months ago

Not in Maine. Please, not in Maine.

We Mainers are, if anything, great cheerleaders for the underdog. We root for the one who comes from behind, who defies all odds to achieve, to survive, to triumph. 

6 months ago

Aroostook County weeklies earn awards in annual Maine Press Association contest

The staff of the four weekly newspapers in Aroostook County -- the Aroostook Republican and News, Houlton Pioneer Times, St. John Valley Times and The Star-Herald -- brought home 31 writing, photo, design and editorial cartoon awards from the 2020 Maine Press Association Better Newspaper Contest.