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St. John Valley weather for Aug. 7-13, 2024
Confidence is growing that moderate to heavy rainfall is expected somewhere in the forecast area late Friday into Friday night.
Caribou area From our Files – Week of August 7, 2024
120 Years Ago – Aug. 11, 1904
Good turn out for opening day — Scores people visited the new dry goods store of A. V. Goud & Co., on Sweden Street Saturday on their opening day.
Presque Isle area From our Files – Week of August 7, 2024
25 Years Ago – August 11, 1999
Levesque sawmill made the list — J. Paul Levesque & Sons Inc. was the 15th largest softwood sawmill in the United States according to the industry magazine, Timber Processing.
St. John Valley area From our Files – Week of August 7, 2024
10 Years Ago — August 6, 2014
New bridge open to all traffic — Officials from both sides of the Maine/New Brunswick border attended the official opening of the $13.9 million Clair-Fort Kent International Bridge today, Thursday, July 31, 2014.
Houlton area From our Files – Week of August 7, 2024
50 Years Ago – August 7, 1974
Nursing School Will Graduate Two Area Girls — Linda J. Bates and Karen Putnam will be among 38 students who will graduate from the Central Maine General Hospital School of Nursing at Lewiston on August 15.
The Victorian language of flowers
Summer in Maine often means beautiful and colorful gardens full of flowers. Flowers, herbs and plants have been admired and used by man for centuries.
Pet show was a hit
A huge thank you to all the families and friends who showed up for our annual Pet Show during the Maine Potato Blossom Festival.
K of C lotto winner, 15-21 2024
The Fort Kent Knights of Columbus have announced the winner of their ongoing lotto fundraiser for the previous week.