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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.

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.

UMFK lists 2019 degree recipients

The University of Maine at Fort Kent graduating seniors received their degrees at the 137th commencement exercises held at UMFK’s Sports Center on May 11th. University President Dr. John N. Short presided over the ceremony.

From Our Files — June 12, 2019

People flocked to the Jezebelles Vaudeville Show in Fort Kent, at the high school with Miss Claudette Gagnon doing “her thing” during the performance.

Company’s donation helps fund Acadian Festival

NorState Federal Credit Union officials support local community events in many communities throughout Aroostook County, and the Acadian Festival in Madawaska, now entering its 42nd year, is one event the company has proudly sponsored for many years.

Atlantic salmon group sees promise in new wild-sourced fish

A new generation of Atlantic salmon is getting acquainted with the headwaters of the Aroostook River watershed this spring, as a coalition of organizations works on a long-term effort to restore populations of the fish in northern Maine.

Fort Kent Class of 2019 thankful for community ties

The 62 Class of 2019 students who graduated from Fort Kent Community High School on Friday, June 7, are thankful for one another and for the community that supported them throughout their educational journey.

Madawaska Owls take flight, 36 graduate

Minutes leading up to the procession, students hugged their parents for the last time as high school students, before lining up in the staging area to make that sacred walk across the stage Friday, June 7, at the Madawaska high school.

Wisdom High School graduates small class of close knit students

Wisdom High School graduates are ready to take on the future but will never forget the community that supported them.

Crusaders to take on the world, 18 graduate

Eighteen students lined the stage Friday night, as they went from high schoolers to graduates at the Van Buren Secondary District School.

ABLE Moving Services relaunches in the Valley

ABLE Moving Services, a local and long-distance moving business, recently announced that it has relaunched in the St. John Valley.

Local law enforcement show support for Special Olympics

Nearly a dozen members of law enforcement turned out in Frenchville on Wednesday for the handoff of the Special Olympics torch for the Madawaska leg of the Law Enforcement Torch Run.

Madawaska slates annual town meeting Monday, June 10

Madawaska's 2019 annual town meeting will take place at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, June 10.

Rally in the Valley rides again as kids enjoy day of bicycling fun

A seemingly rare sunny afternoon so far this season was the perfect fit for the seventh annual “Rally in the Valley” children’s bicycle festival Saturday, June 1, at the Fort Kent Outdoor Center.

From Our Files — June 5, 2019

That’s how Mr. and Mrs. Carl J. Michaud traveled Saturday as they left for a reception at the Fort Kent State Armory following their wedding at St. Louis Church in Fort Kent.

‘The Breakfast Club’ production makes the case for unified school theater program

The first ever theater production offered by the Valley Unified Drama Unit proved that collaboration is a good thing -- at least when it comes to the arts -- among three school administrative units seeking to combine into one regional high school.

Brothers credit Scout Troop with saving their lives after canoes topple them into cold northern Maine lake

Two brothers who nearly drowned in Umsaskis Lake along the Allagash Wilderness Waterway Monday evening credit a New Hampshire Scout Troop camping in the area with saving their lives.

Brothers credit Scout troop with saving their lives when canoes swamp in cold lake

The men were on day two of a weeklong fishing trip along the Allagash chain of lakes when their canoes filled with water, dumping them in the cold lake. A nearby Scout Troop alerted a Ranger and helped the men to safety.

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