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Late St. John Valley Times publisher Barry Stokes influenced multiple local reporters

Former St. John Valley Times general manager and publisher Barry Stokes, who recently died in Florida at the age of 84, played a significant role in shaping news in the Valley by hiring some of the area’s most successful reporters during his tenure in the 1970s and 1980s.

Credit union to celebrate International Credit Union Day

On Oct. 17, 2019, NorState Federal Credit Union will join with 56,000 credit unions around the world in celebration of International Credit Union (ICU) Day.

From Our Files – Week of October 7, 2019

50 Years Ago -- October 9, 1969 Salute To Valley Farmers -- The business and professional people of the St. John Valley give a rousing 21-gun SALUTE to the farmers of this area.

Time to work together

Being the educational leader of a region comes with a great deal of responsibility. This is a responsibility that I accept with all my heart and soul as the Superintendent of Schools for Valley Regional Education Service Center.

Presque Isle man facing drug charge after disturbance at NMMC parking lot

A Presque Isle man was arrested on a methamphetamine charge after an incident in the parking lot at Northern Maine Medical Center in Fort Kent.

Rogue Trump

To the editor: Trump’s alluded remark to have the whistleblower and staff who gave him info treated as traitors and possibly executed was the last straw for me (The whistleblower is not a traitor but Trump is his own worst enemy, www.bloomberg.com).

Corporate greed and avarice

To the editor: What do you call a corporate entity worth billions who last November unilaterally, and in secret, planned to close five plants, move one plant to Mexico, eliminate 14,000 jobs, start making Chevy Blazers in Mexico, whose CEO receives $22 million in annual salary, all while they talk of laying off workers and closing factories?

From our Files – Week of October 1, 2019

50 Years Ago -- October 2, 1969 Madawaska Knights Hold Hunter’s Breakfast -- “We aren’t kidding when we say the event is being held by popular demand,” explained Alvey Dubois, publicity chairman for the Knights

Madawaska residents won’t vote for Fort Kent site

To the Editor: I think the majority of Madawaska residents feel that some sort of school consolidation is needed and a $100 million grant to build a school is a very good opportunity that shouldn’t be passed up.

From Our Files – Week of September 23, 2019

50 Years Ago -- September 25, 1969 Two FK Lions Earn Awards -- Two awards were presented during the weekly meeting of the Fort Kent Lions Club on Tuesday, September 16.

Guns, fear and political manipulation

To the editor: In the last 49 years there have been more deaths by gun than all deaths by war in American history - 1.5 million U.S. citizens killed by guns while 1.2 million have died in all American conflicts combined, according to an article in The Independent.

Irving says zoning change will not affect leaseholders negatively

One week after the Land Use Planning Commission approved J.D. Irving’s plan to rezone a portion of 51,000 acres from general management to residential and commercial, Irving says leaseholders do not have to worry about their land being sold out from under them.

Fort Kent area voters weigh in on potential sites for proposed regional school

The Valley Unified Educational Service Center’s Site Selection Committee has narrowed down its options to two sites for a proposed regional middle/high school in the St. John Valley.

From Our Files – Week of September 18, 2019

Superintendent of Schools Charles Tanous announced this week that due to the bad weather conditions recently the SAD 24 schools will not close for potato harvest on September 19 as previously scheduled, but will remain open until September 26.

Madawaska police end Main Street confrontation with no injuries

The Madawaska Police Department and other assisting law enforcement agencies successfully diffused an incident on Main Street Tuesday night involving a veteran who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder who wanted to force officers to shoot him.

FKOC to open disc golf course Sunday

The Fort Kent Outdoor Center will celebrate the official opening of their new nine-hole disc golf course with a tournament this coming weekend.

School year starts in Madawaska with a special birthday

The new year has begun at Madawaska Elementary School and one student found opening day special for more than one reason.

Union and Madawaska mill come to agreement, avoiding strike

The three United Steelworkers locals at Twin Rivers Paper Mill ratified a four-year contract with the mill ending weeks of negotiations.

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