CARIBOU, Maine — The family of the late Walter Reid Morrill is pleased to announce two recipients of the 2025 Walter Reid Morrill Memorial Scholarship: Katherine Bechtel of Caribou and Vivinene Prashaw of Washburn. The $500 annual scholarship was established in Morrill’s memory to offer financial assistance to local students going into the nursing field. […]
HOULTON, Maine – One of Aroostook County’s biggest summer events that draws close to 8,000 kicks off next Thursday, July 3. For the 29th year, Midnight Madness will feature food, vendors, artisans, game booths, three bands and grand finale fireworks in downtown Houlton. This year’s theme, Treasure Island, has inspired vendors, said event organiser Jane […]
On Sunday, June 29 residents of the St. John Valley will gather to celebrate Maine Acadian Day, in honor of the first families who began the French settlement in 1785 of what then was known as the Madawaska Territory. An annual event since June 28, 1978, when Maine Acadian Day was proclaimed by the Madawaska […]
As temperatures soar into the 80s and 90s in Aroostook County and throughout the state of Maine Tuesday, many local towns are opening cooling centers to help residents beat the heat. These spaces offer air conditioning and a place for people to rest and hydrate to escape dangerous weather as high humidity combines with heat. […]
On the June 2nd meeting of the Mapleton Lions Club, the members heard from three of the little league coaches and received a letter from a fourth coach regarding the need to upgrade the former pony league ball diamond at the Mapleton Elementary School.
PAWS of Fort Kent presents Oliver, a handsome gray tiger-striped fella with a big personality and an even bigger heart.
The Holy Rosary Blanket Ministry of Caribou recently donated 16 fleece blankets to the Hope and Justice Project.
This past week we took in three cats, two of which were injured, and the third was malnourished.
The Town of Mapleton is getting ready for the 36th annual Mapleton Daze. Here is partial schedule of the activities at the 2025 edition of Mapleton Daze.
A group came together to help place flags on graves at the Northern Maine Veterans Cemetery in Caribou on May 25.
