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Warrior girls prevail, boys fall in season openers

The Fort Kent Community High School Warrior girls varsity basketball team edged out Caribou 42-41 during the Warriors’ first home game of the season on Tuesday, Dec. 11.

Poliquin ends recount bid in Maine’s 2nd District

U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, who lost his ranked-choice voting argument in federal court Thursday, asked state election officials on Friday to end the recount of 2nd Congressional District ballots.

Snowmobile season gearing up, information for off-trail riders

With early snowfall and colder temperatures, visitors from all over the Northeast are headed for Maine’s 14,500 miles of snow trails.

St. John Valley Artists hold annual Christmas exhibit

The St. John Valley Artists will hold their 4th annual Christmas Harvest art exhibit Friday evening from 4-8 p.m. at the St. John Valley Chamber of Commerce office.

King honors retiring chairman of Northern Maine Veterans Cemetery

In a statement submitted to the Congressional Record, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) recognized Harry Hafford, the outgoing Chairman of the Northern Maine Veterans Cemetery (NMVC)

Frenchville gets festive with tree lighting and caroling

Students from Dr. Levesque Elementary School and other children in the community enjoyed a festive afternoon Tuesday, participating in the town’s annual tree lighting ceremony followed by caroling, hot cocoa and cookies at the Frenchville Community Center.

Judge rejects Poliquin’s challenge to ranked-choice voting

A federal judge on Thursday rejected U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin’s arguments that ranked-choice voting is unconstitutional and the two-term Republican congressman’s request for a new election.

Police charge Madawaska man with OUI following accident in Presque Isle

The Presque Isle Police Department arrested a 22-year-old Madawaska man in Presque Isle early Thursday morning in connection with a single-vehicle crash near the Presque Isle-Caribou city line.

Valley temperatures dive overnight, milder temps on the horizon

Folks in the St. John Valley had to check their outdoor thermometers twice on Thursday morning as many recorded temperatures in the sub zero double digits.

The State Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations will make an app called Age ID available to 150 on-premises licensees.

Maine restaurants, bars and clubs will soon get help verifying IDs, including high quality fakes.

Secretary Dunlap issues alert to corporations and non-profits regarding misleading solicitations

Maine corporations have recently received misleading solicitation mailings from a business operating under the name Workplace Compliance Services. These mailings include an offer to file annual reports for the corporation, for a $160 fee.

Senate passes 2018 Farm Bill, a victory for food sovereignty in Maine

The final version of the 2018 United States Farm Bill was passed by the U.S. Senate Tuesday. It contains some good news for food sovereignty in Maine after an amendment targeting local food control was removed from the 641-page document.

Spectrum closing its Madawaska office

Town Manager Gary Picard received notice in an email Dec. 7 that Spectrum -- the cable television, internet and phone service company -- will be closing its office at 381 Main Street on Jan. 18.

Pattison Signs receives visit from UMCE administration students

Second-year students in the Management Accounting Course (ADCO2310) at the Université de Moncton, Edmundston Campus (UMCE), took a guided tour of Edmundston's Signs Pattison Sign Group, on September 30 last November.

Subway supervisor warns County businesses about counterfeit bills

Subway staff in Caribou were surprised to learn that one of the bills sent to the bank for their regular deposit was counterfeit.

Maine deer harvest tops 32,000, highest since 2002

Maine’s deer hunters packed a lot of venison in their freezers this year, as the deer harvest reached its highest level since 2002.

State Board of Education members honor Frenchville school for national Blue Ribbon status

Wilson Hess, the chairman of the State Board of Education, was at the Dr. Levesque Elementary School on Tuesday to present SAD 33 Superintendent Lisa Bernier special recognition in honor of the school’s Blue Ribbon status.

County Faces: Andrea Gregg of Mapleton

When Andrea Gregg was growing up in the small rural town of Brownsville in the Katahdin region of Maine

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