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North Lakes chaplain attains certification

The North Lakes Fire and Rescue department has announced that Fire Chaplain Lon Cyr has received certification from a recent course held in Lisbon, Maine.

From Our Files – Week of August 28, 2019

Eddie Belanger, town manager of Van Buren, was presented with a 15-year service award at the 24th annual New England town managers institute held at the University of Maine in Orono August 17-22.

Union rejects Twin Rivers contract

The three United Steelworkers local unions rejected the latest contract offer from Twin Rivers Paper Company during a meeting held Wednesday night at Madawaska Middle High School.

Warrior boys best Crusaders in 3-0 soccer win

The Van Buren boys varsity soccer team put up a fight, but was no match for Fort Kent during the Warriors home opener on Thursday, Aug. 22.

Grand Isle selectmen honor two local heroes

The Grand Isle Board of Selectmen honored two men at their Aug. 19 meeting for heroic acts that helped to save the lives of two individuals.

Warrior girls defeat Van Buren in soccer home opener

The Fort Kent Community High School girls varsity soccer team played like the defending Class C state champions they are during the Warriors’ home opener against Van Buren on Thursday, Aug. 22, in Fort Kent.

Voters approve 2019-2020 SAD 27 school budget hours before first day of school

Students in SAD 27 began the school year on Thursday, Aug.22, with a new school budget in place.

Transportation grants available to aid elderly

Grants of up to $10,000 are available through the Maine Community Foundation for community-based efforts to improve or increase access to transportation that may also reduce social isolation for older people.

Presque Isle man who was sentenced for 2018 shooting is taken into custody on gun charge

A Presque Isle man is in police custody for multiple charges, including possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.

New Brunswick man arrested for illegal entry pleads guilty same day

A St. John, New Brunswick man who was arrested Friday, Aug. 16, after he entered the United States illegally plead guilty to the charge the same day in federal court in Bangor

La Maternelle French immersion program plans open house

L'Association Française de la Haut Vallée Saint-Jean/Le Club Français announces an open house on Saturday, Aug. 31, for their French Youth Program, La Maternelle French Immersion Pre-School.

House of Comfort grant to boost accommodations

The directors of the Maine Community Foundation recently awarded a $7,165 grant to the Aroostook Hospice Foundation.

Rain doesn’t stop Fort Kent Outdoor Center Summerfest

Despite rainy weather that put a damper on a few activities at the 2019 Fort Kent Outdoor Center Summerfest celebration on Wednesday, Aug. 7, there was still plenty of fun to be had.

Peaslee sentencing delayed to November

The sentencing of an Easton man who was found guilty in June of killing his stepfather has been rescheduled.

County Faces: Rick Asam of Presque Isle

It was the late 1960s and New York native Rick Asam had finally conjured up the courage to tell his parents of his dream to pursue a career in theater. They were skeptical, to say the least.

Patrick Dempsey invites local family to attend Aug. 6 movie premiere in Boston

Movie star and Maine native Patrick Dempsey invited members of a Fort Kent family touched by cancer to attend the Aug. 6 Boston premiere of a new movie he co-produced, “The Art of Racing in the Rain.”

MSAD 33 to join Madawaska in voting for option one

As the Site Selection Committee draws closer to selecting a site to recommend for a new regional high school, each school board or committee has taken a stance on how they see fit to vote in the straw poll.

New wireless Internet service available in Fort Kent

Internet users in Fort Kent have a new high-speed wireless option as Redzone Wireless has expanded services to include the town.

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