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The top business stories of 2022 in the St. John Valley

The following is the first of two articles highlighting some of the top business stories from 2021. This article highlights events from January through June.

Christmas Market funds will provide holiday dinner baskets

Many families in the greater Frenchville area will be able to put holiday dinner on the table thanks to money raised during the 2nd Annual Frenchville Christmas Market held this weekend.

Fort Kent ski hill to open on Saturday

Volunteers have been giving Mother Nature a helping hand at Lonesome Pine Trails in preparation for the ski hill to open on Friday.

Berube honored with Spirit of America award

Madawaska resident Dan Berube has been given the "Spirit of America" award by the "Spirit of America Foundation" for his work in digitally scanning the entire run of the St. John Valley Times.

New signs promote bilingual businesses

“BIENVENUE - on parle français ici” signs are appearing in a business windows throughout the St. John Valley.

Valley towns decorate for Christmas

When the leftover turkey has turned into stew and the pumpkin pie has all been gobbled, St. John Valley towns decorate for Christmas.

COVID-inspired Thanksgiving project continues to grow

While many once successful endeavors were stymied or destroyed by the emergence of COVID, one giving project in northern Maine founded during the pandemic continues to grow.

Agency on Aging elects officers, recognizes employees

The 48th annual meeting of the Aroostook Agency on Aging was held Oct. 7 at Northern Maine Community College in Presque Isle.

French pre-K reopens after three-year pandemic hiatus

Smiling faces, anxious faces, excited faces and even a few leery faces greeted teacher Aline Dupont and teacher assistant Priscilla Cannan on Oct. 12, the first day of Ma Petite Ecole at the St. John Valley Tech Center in Frenchville.

Hometown hero and elementary school educator compete for House District 1 seat

The race is on for Maine House District 1 between two political newcomers.

BDN weeklies earn multiple awards in annual trade contest

The staff from Bangor Daily News’ four Aroostook and one Piscataquis county weeklies took home several writing, photography and design awards from the Maine Press Association’s annual Better Newspaper Contest held in Bar Harbor on Oct. 22.

American Legion national commander makes historic visit to Eagle Lake post

American Legion National Commander Vincent “Jim” Troiola made history when he visited Smart-Soucie Post 176 in the small northern Maine town of Eagle Lake on Saturday.

Knights of Columbus Council 7920 celebrates 40 years

Knights of Columbus Council 7920 celebrated 40 years as a council with a banquet on Aug. 27 at the St. Agatha Church Parish Hall. Members of Wisdom Middle High School's National Honor Society, accompanied by other Wisdom Middle High School students, provided community service to the event.

Wisdom athletes help power up snack shack

Wisdom High School athletes dig their community so much that they literally dug a trench to help provide electricity to a new snack shack to serve fans at their home games.

Tri-community veterans monument placed in Wallagrass memorial park

The communities of Wallagrass, New Canada and Cross Lake combined forces to ensure that all those who served in the United States military will not be forgotten.

Van Buren students start the year with support from donors

A couple of Van Buren graduates helped students and teachers start the new year off right with some some much-needed donations.

School back in swing for St. John Valley students

The surest sign of summer’s end in northern Maine is when children return to school.

Van Buren comes out the winner at Aroostook County Firefighters Muster

Five firefighting teams from northern and central Aroostook went head to head Saturday, with Van Buren Fire Department scoring the biggest points out of them all.

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