2 weeks ago
St. John Valley weather, June 3-9, 2026
High pressure over the U.S. Southeast will spread up the East Coast Thursday with high temperatures in the middle 80s across the region.
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2 weeks ago
Team attempting 1st trans-Atlantic trip in hydrogen balloon will launch from Maine tonight
“I’m really ready to get in the air,” said Bert Padelt, one of the three pilots. “The hardest part is waiting.”
2 weeks ago
Mapleton hosts community fundraisers
Residents of Mapleton, Castle Hill and Chapman showed their generosity in a series of local benefit dinners and fundraisers.
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Missing for nearly a century, Caribou’s Boston Post Cane traveled 800 miles home
Inside a long, skinny cardboard box was the answer to a mystery that had eluded northern Maine historians for nearly a century.
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Aroostook immersion tour will bring Acadian history to life
An Aroostook teacher will bring Acadian culture to life with a weeklong immersion experience next month. “Living Acadia” (or “Acadie Vivante”) workshop will draw educators from across Maine to northern Maine’s St. John Valley, culminating in a public daylong reenactment of early Acadian life on June 27. It’s the first large-scale immersion event of its […]
2 weeks ago
We can fix this crisis
It is no secret that many shelters are in crisis mode these days. Most have run out of room and have paused intakes. Prices are rising – and that includes pet food, litter and basic supplies. The cost of vet care has risen as well. Despite the circumstances, rescues are still showing up determined to […]
2 weeks ago
When you farm, you’ve got to be flexible|
As with any good foundation, women tend to be the cornerstone of farm families, doing the sometimes behind the scenes work that needs to be done.
3 weeks ago
Community Trails launches matching campaign in memory of forester
Northern Maine Community Trails is in the midst of a community fundraising campaign honoring the life of local forester Hugh Violette, with all donations matched dollar-for-dollar up to $22,300 through June 5. The matching challenge was established by Hugh’s parents, Dennis and Holly Violette, who chose to support Northern Maine Community Trails because they believe […]
3 weeks ago
Maysville Museum to open for season with new exhibits
Presque Isle Historical Society’s Maysville Museum will open for its 11th summer season from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m on Saturday, May 30. The museum is located at 165 Caribou Road on the corner of U.S. Route 1 and Brewer Road. The site is historically significant in that it once served simultaneously as the Maysville […]
3 weeks ago
As bird watching grows, hobbyists flock to Caribou for monthlong birding series
This May was likely the most successful month in the program’s 14 years, organizers said.
