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Community honors Amy Theriault five years after her murder, family continues fight against domestic violence

Nearly 200 people came together in Fort Kent on Saturday, June 15, to remember Amy Theriault, a St. Francis woman who lost her life to domestic violence homicide at 31 years old.

NMCC announces spring 2019 dean’s list

Northern Maine Community College has released its dean’s list for the 2019 spring semester. Fifty-five students had the distinction of earning a perfect 4.0 grade point average.

Gallery presents exhibition of most recent acquisitions

La Galerie Colline presents from June 20 until September 29, 2019, the exhibition 2017-2018-2019 Acquisitions.

Police chief hopes town vote enacting state retirement benefits will help draw officers

Apparently, people are not rushing out to join local police forces in northern Maine or anywhere else in the country these days.

UMCE Museum features artwork of Claude Picard through September

The Madawaska Historical Museum presents from June 20 until September 29, 2019, the exhibition Retrospective Claude Picard.

Fort Kent 150th anniversary celebration to include Miss Fort Kent Pageant

The latest addition to the Fort Kent Sesquicentennial celebration to be held in August is a Miss Fort Kent Pageant open to contestants from kindergarten to grade 12.

Edmundston temporarily suspends recycling as contractor ends service

As of Monday, June 17, the City of Edmundston is without a company to take care of residential recycling.

Cary official says County Hepatitis cases ‘more than likely connected’

Within the past month, four cases of hepatitis A in Aroostook County have been confirmed by the Maine Center for Disease Control.

University announces 2019 graduates

One hundred and seventy-one students graduated from the University of Maine at Presque Isle during the 2018-2019 academic year.

Morgan’s Recipe Series: Dobie’s Baked Beans

Do you know what you’re going to take to that potluck, or what you’re going to cook to wow your friends as you host the best Fourth of July party the Valley has seen?

Presque Isle Air Force Base was crucial launch point for Europe-bound aircraft during major wars

Throughout the 1940s and again during the 1950s and early 1960s, the former Presque Isle Air Force Base served as the final stop for thousands of U.S. pilots and crew members before they soared into the skies above the Atlantic Ocean, bound for European lands thousands of miles away.

Northern Maine Development Commission hires new portfolio manager

Northern Maine Development Commission has announced the hiring of Kerrigan Arnett as portfolio manager in the Business Finance Division.

Madawaska students plant trees at Four Seasons Trails

Tom Gerard, a health and physical education teacher at Madawaska Middle/High School, recently led eighth-graders in continuing a previous physical education project of planting trees at the Four Seasons Trails.

Northern Maine Community College introduces new academic dean

Northern Maine Community College recently announced Dr. Michael Dunlop as the new academic dean.

Moose on the Loose calls young campers

Kids ages 4 to 12 are invited to Camp Moose on the Loose from Monday, June 24, through Friday, June 28.

Students help beautify Madawaska streets

Madawaska Middle School students dedicated four hours on a recent Wednesday to pick up trash along the streets of Madawaska.

Maine CDC confirms hepatitis A case linked to Presque Isle restaurant

The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention has identified a case of acute hepatitis A viral infection in Presque Isle.

SAD 27 confirms individual diagnosed with Hepatitis A

Officials from SAD 27 confirmed on Saturday that an individual associated with Fort Kent Elementary School has been diagnosed with Hepatitis A.

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