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From our Files – Week of November 11, 2019

50 Years Ago -- November 13, 1969 Bringing Home The Turkey -- Pete Daigle of the Maple Grove Club in Sinclair, released some wild turkeys he has been raising for the past months and it didn’t take long for some hunters to bring home the trophies. Members who have scored are J.

Sisters of Life to present ‘What Defines Me?’ in Frenchville on Nov. 5

Sisters of Life will offer a presentation entitled “What Defines Me?” for teens and young adults in Frenchville on Nov. 5.

Trump, Republicans and authoritarianism

To the editor, What many Americans seem to miss is the fact that the moral and political failure of Donald J. Trump is actually the moral and political failure of the Republican voter. Trump is the Republican Party; he reflects and echoes the beliefs and ideology that is the Republican voter.

County residents can return unwanted prescription drugs to law enforcement on Oct. 26

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. this Saturday, Oct. 26.

From Our Files – Week of October 14, 2019

50 Years Ago -- October 16, 1969 Madawaska Man Adds To Medals -- Oneil Clavette, 23, son of mr. and Mrs. Denis Clavette of Madawaska, received the Bronze Star medal for meritorious service in the Republic of Vietnam.

Madawaska Board of Selectmen to meet Oct. 15, 2019

The Madawaska Board of Selectmen will meet at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 15, at the Town Office council chambers.

Madawaska Board of Selectmen plan special meeting Oct. 15, 2019

The Madawaska Board of Selectmen will hold a special meeting at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 15, at the Town Office council chambers.

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.

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