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County Face: Roger Gagnon of Washburn

Roger Gagnon has been enjoying the first weeks of his retirement and is looking forward to keeping busy with driver’s education and possibly basketball officiating.

Births at Northern Maine Medical Center

The following births are among those recently recorded at Northern Maine Medical Center.

Local, state highway officials warn of dangers of distracted driving

With the increasing use of technology in our everyday lives, local and state highway safety officials are using Distracted Driving Awareness Month in April to educate the public about the dangers of driving with incomplete focus on the road.

Against all Odds: 88-year-old resident thwarts medical crisis

Never happier to be alive at 88 years of age, Roy Gardner has an amazing story to tell. One of 14 children, he is thankful for the chance he was given recently when he experienced a medical crisis.

County Face: Morganne Emery of Caswell

By the time Morganne Emery entered her senior year of high school at the Limestone Community School, she had already completed most of the coursework needed to graduate.

Shriners invite families for pediatric screening

Local Shriners and Shriners Hospitals for Children will sponsor a pediatric orthopedic and burn injury medical screening clinic on Saturday, May 12, in Presque Isle.

Vet group plans info session for elderly

On Tuesday, April 24,, at 1 p.m., the United Veterans of Maine will host a USDA information workshop at the VFW Post 9389 (located at 9389 Van Buren Rd., Caribou) for senior/elderly homeowners.

County Face: Susanne Sandusky of Mapleton

Susanne Sandusky of Mapleton remembers exactly what she was doing when she and her husband, Terry Sandusky, first arrived in Aroostook County after moving to the area from Bangor in the last week of October 1977.

Puerto Rican family receiving warm welcome in St. John Valley

Eric and Elizabeth Marcan said they’re being generously welcomed into the Madawaska community as they try to start anew after leaving Puerto Rico in the wake of last year’s devastating hurricane.

County Face: Gina Parent of Hodgdon

Hodgdon native Gina Parent has worn many hats in her professional life: hairdresser, mom and business owner. But it is her latest venture into painting that has her truly excited.

Companion gardening matches crops with their plant BFFs

Randy Sullivan remembers gardening as a teenager with his grandmother, who always planted her radishes with her cucumbers.

Newborn calves present their own brand of ‘March madness’ on northern Maine farm

These days, Erin Parisien is never sure what to expect when she arrives at her beef cattle barns off Route 161 just south of Fort Kent.

Listen and learn from noted Maine genealogists

Roxanne Moore Saucier, who authored the genealogical column “Family Ties” in the Bangor Daily News for so many years, once famously referred to Joe Anderson as the “bee’s knees.”

Births at TAMC — January & February 2018

The following births were recently recorded at The Aroostook Medical Center during January and February.

County Face: Tom Drew of Woodland

Tom Drew of Woodland might be one of The County’s busiest farmers.

‘Screenagers’ tackles impact of cellphones

How is cell phone technology impacting our youth? And what can be done about it?

Maine projected to have more old than young people by 2020

Maine is moving toward a dubious milestone in 2020, when residents 65 or older are expected to outnumber the young.

County Face: Chunzeng Wang of Presque Isle

Chunzeng Wang, one of Maine’s most prolific geologists, is the guy many people come to when they need good maps in Aroostook County.

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