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1 year ago

Houlton area From our Files – Week of February 14, 2024

75 Years Ago-February 17, 1949
New Dealership Will Open – A new automobile dealership will be in business in Houlton next week when E. A. Grant and Son officially open their Lincoln Mercury sales and service facilities on Military street at the intersection of Main.

1 year ago

Madawaska and Van Buren food box distribution rescheduled

The previously scheduled Commodity Surplus Food Program (food boxes) distributions scheduled for today, Thursday Feb. 8, in Madawaska and Van Buren have been moved to Friday, Feb. 9. Van Buren’s distribution will take place from 12 to 12:30 p.m. in the parking lot of the American Legion at 117 Washington Avenue.  Madawaska’s distribution will be from 1:30 […]

1 year ago

Presque Isle area From our Files – Week of February 7, 2024

25 Years Ago – Feb. 10, 1999
$2,000 Donation — Leo Paquin, executive director of Catholic Charities Maine’s Caribou office, accepted a $2,000 donation from Sister Mary Kelley and Brian Sipe from St. Mary’s Catholic in Presque Isle.

1 year ago

Caribou area From our Files – Week of February 7, 2024

75 Years Ago – Feb. 10, 1949
Bird’s eye manager awarded cup — Estle Gallop, manager of the Houlton branch of the Bird’s eye Snider division of General Goods Corporation and Joseph D. Nevin, manager of the Caribou branch, were awarded cups at a company banquet in Houlton Friday emblematic of the safety record of their two plants during the past season.

1 year ago

Houlton area From our Files – Week of February 7, 2024

25 Years Ago-February 17, 1999
Parker reaches hoop milestone – East Grand High School senior Nic Parker wasn’t going to miss his final high school basketball game, despite suffering torn ligaments in his knee.