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Caribou area From our Files – Week of July
25 Years Ago – July 14, 1999
100 years of Frost Memorial — No one in Limestone really knows where the first Library was housed. Sketchy records place the library in various locations, but since its inception, the town’s library has continued to outgrow its home.
Presque Isle area From our Files – Week of July 10, 2024
25 Years Ago – July 14, 1999
Kavanaugh crowned Jr. Potato Blossom — Candace Kavanaugh of Presque Isle was crowned Jr. Miss Potato Blossom Saturday at Fort Fairfield High School in the first of three pageants during the Potato Blossom Festival.
St. John Valley area From our Files – Week of July 10, 2024
25 Years Ago — July 14, 1999
Greetings from ‘Yaz’ to Carbo – Bernie Carbo, former Red Sox star, shook hands with Madawaska’s Fran “Yaz” Thibeault. Carbo spoke at the Madawaska Gospel Church on June 26, 1999.
Houlton area From our Files – Week of July 10, 2024
25 Years Ago – July 14, 1999
Local Educator accepts position with the Maine Department of Education — After teaching Special Education for 18 years and handling administrative duties for six years, Anna Feeney, director of Special Services in SAD 29, will further her career aspirations.
Births announced at Houlton Regional Hospital for June, 2024
The following births were recently announced at Houlton Regional Hospital:
Caribou area From our Files – Week of July 3, 2024
25 Years Ago – July 7, 1999
For the Veterans — A new rose planted on Thursday at the Caribou Veterans Center as part of a nationwide event honoring America’s veterans will eventually find a home at the proposed veteran’s cemetery. The Veterans Honor Hybrid Tea Rose is a dark red hybrid rose with dark green, semi-glossy leaves
St. John area From our Files – Week of July 3, 2024
10 Years Ago — July 2, 2014
New connection will bridge two nations — The new international bridge in Fort Kent now commands the view across the St. John River.
Houlton area From our Files – Week of July 3, 2024
25 Years Ago – July 7, 1999
BlackHawk show draws thousands — Country music was alive and well in Houlton last Saturday night as more than 7,500 fans attended the BlackHawk concert in Community Park.