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May proclaimed ACAP and Community Action Month as Agency plans 50th anniversary events

Aroostook County Commissioners made it official, at their April 27 meeting, joining with more than two dozen County communities declaring May 2022 Aroostook County Action Program and Community Action Month in honor of the social service agency’s 50 years.

Cooperative effort aids salmon restocking in Aroostook River

For the past several years, the St. John Basin Salmon Recovery Inc. and Atlantic Salmon for Northern Maine, affiliates of the New Brunswick Salmon Council, have partnered with the council and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to deliver 40,000 eyed Tobique River Atlantic salmon eggs to the Dug Brook hatchery in Sheridan.

ACAP plans open access heating program appointments in May

Aroostook County Action Program will take the Home Energy Assistance Program on the road in May with “HEAP in Your Hometown.”

Governor, legislators join veterans for Caribou bill signing

Gov. Janet Mills joined Senate President Troy Jackson, D-Allagash, Senator Craig Hickman, D-Winthrop, and Aroostook County veterans and their families for a ceremonial bill signing at the Lister-Knowlton Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 9389, in Caribou on April 8.

Walls go up as bridge and port of entry projects make progress

Madawaska McDonald’s walls have come down and the new Land Port of Entry walls are going up, pushing the border crossing project forward.

Connecting Women to Construction Careers coming May 4

New Ventures Maine has opened registration for a free, 90-minute workshop designed for women to explore high-wage careers within the construction trades in Maine. Connecting Women to Construction Careers will be offered online from 6-7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 4.

Food pantry patrons winners of Supermarket Sweep fundraiser

The Greater Fort Kent Ecumenical Food Pantry gained a cartful of groceries the day before Easter when the winner of a Supermarket Sweep fundraiser swapped out her first place raffle ticket.

F.A. Peabody promotes Bouley to assistant branch supervisor

Troy Heald, Northern Aroostook district manager for F.A. Peabody Insurance, is pleased to announce the promotion of Heather Bouley to assistant branch supervisor for the Madawaska branch.

Fort Kent Chamber director to leave post in July

After more than seven years as executive director of the Greater Fort Kent Area Chamber of Commerce, Dona Saucier has announced that she will resign from the position this summer.

Madawaska selectmen will meet April 12

Madawaska selectmen will meet April 12.

SAD 27 board will meet Monday

The SAD 27 board will meet Monday in Fort Kent.

U.S. Sen. Collins meets with Leadership Aroostook

U.S. Sen. Susan Collins met virtually with Leadership Aroostook, a program designed to cultivate early and mid-level managers’ leadership and management skills.

Acadia FCU expands services as Cyr becomes licensed appraiser

Acadia Federal Credit Union has added an in-house appraiser to their growing team of professionals.

New Ventures Maine announces tuition-free online classes in managing money, building careers, and starting businesses

New Ventures Maine has announced tuition-free online workshops and classes for April that are designed to help people in Maine build a career, start a business, and manage money. The full class schedule is online at bit.ly/NVMEClasses.

Madawaska Board of Selectmen will meet March 31

Madawaska Board of Selectmen will meet March 31.

Pink police patches aid local cancer program

This past October, the Maine State Police and the Maine State Troopers Foundation took on the 2021 Pink Patch Initiative to support Maine-based cancer charities.

SAD 33 directors to meet tonight in St. Agatha

The SAD 33 board of directors will meet tonight in St. Agatha.

SAD 27 board will meet tomorrow

The SAD 27 board will meet tomorrow.

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