St. John Valley

1 day ago

The County Crossword for March 27, 2024

You can complete this crossword puzzle online.  Just click on the box you want to fill in and begin typing the word you think is the answer to the clue.

2 days ago

Agency on Aging joins #SaveLunch campaign

Nutrition leaders with Aroostook Agency on Aging announced that the  local Meals on Wheels program is participating in #SaveLunch – a nationwide campaign  designed to rally communities around their aging neighbors and protect the essential services  that enable so many to remain healthy and independent at home.

3 days ago

UMFK seeks nominations for Athletic Hall of Fame

The University of Maine at Fort Kent Athletic Hall of Fame Committee is seeking nominations of individual student-athletes, teams, coaches, and administrators for induction into the University’s Athletic Hall of Fame.

6 days ago

St. John Valley area From our Files – Week of March 27, 2024

25 Years Ago — March 24, 1999
Residents pitch in to aid others – The generosity in Van Buren on Saturday, March 20, 1999, was overwhelming. Cadette Girl Scout Troop 673 had a toiletry drive to benefit the Battered Women’s Shelter, but the community opened their coffers and food, money and even bottles were given.

6 days ago

Consider Maine Trails Bond

To the editor:
I write today as one of the over 500 businesses, organizations and towns that support the Maine Trails Bond. The $30 million investment from the bond would help with the maintenance, design and development of motorized and non-motorized trails.

6 days ago

Un-wilding the Allagash

The meeting of the Allagash Advisory Council began for me in delight. I was reunited with a room full of wardens, fisheries biologists, recreation specialists, lodge owners, naturalists, guides, most of us sporting some grey in our hair. These were my colleagues for over four decades.