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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.

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.

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.

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.

Northern Maine Community College nursing class of 2019 receives pins

“With loyalty will I endeavor to aid the physician in his work, and devote myself to the welfare of those committed to my care,” recited Northern Maine Community College senior nursing students as part of the Nightingale Pledge at the annual nursing pinning ceremony on May 10.

Retired educator group to meet at Littleton museum

The Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum in Littleton will host the first summer meeting of the Aroostook Retired Educators Association at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, June 25, 2019.

Local advisers join County Committee

The Maine Community Foundation has appointed Carol Bell of Presque Isle and Bryan Thompson of Caribou as local advisers to the Aroostook County Committee.

UMPI to launch new cybersecurity degree program in fall 2019

Through collaborative efforts with the University of Maine System, the University of Maine at Presque Isle is ready to begin a new bachelor’s degree program in cybersecurity this fall.

Credit union supports volunteer center

The Aroostook Agency on Aging recently received a $5,000 donation from The County Federal Credit Union to support the development of The County Volunteer Center at the new Aroostook Aging & Disability Resource Center in Presque Isle.

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