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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.

You might be able to see the northern lights from The County this weekend

It’s Labor Day weekend in Maine, and there could be more to do than wade through traffic and attempt to escape tourists for three days.

From Our Files – Week of September 2, 2019

50 Years Ago -- September 4, 1969 Madawaska Board Votes To Publish Events -- The Madawaska School Board has voted to give out all news of school business and events as part of the philosophy of keeping citizens informed on the important issue of education.

From Our Files – Week of August 28, 2019

Eddie Belanger, town manager of Van Buren, was presented with a 15-year service award at the 24th annual New England town managers institute held at the University of Maine in Orono August 17-22.

MSAD 33 to join Madawaska in voting for option one

As the Site Selection Committee draws closer to selecting a site to recommend for a new regional high school, each school board or committee has taken a stance on how they see fit to vote in the straw poll.

From Our Files – Week of August 14, 2019

Gerard Michaud, proprietor of Rite-Way Cleaners in Madawaska, learned that Rite-Way has been admitted as a member of the National Institute of Drycleaning.

The other side of the story

To the editor: Below are some of the comments Mr. Chasse mentioned in his latest letter to the Times, Aug. 7, 2019, “Christianity takes a turn.”

Lions Club first benefactor in hospital expansion effort

Members of the Fort Kent Lions Club presented Northern Maine Medical Center officials on Monday, Aug. 5, with a pledge of $25,000 to support the hospital’s historic expansion project.

Jackson will host office hours in Valley

Senate President Troy Jackson, D-Allagash, will hold public office hours at three locations in the St. John Valley on Friday, Sept. 6.

St. John Valley weather for August 14-20, 2019

High pressure centered north of the Great Lakes this morning will build across the Valley today and tonight and center over the region tomorrow night before moving east.

Local artist, teacher shows paintings at UMFK gallery

The University of Maine at Fort Kent's Blake Gallery is featuring "La Palette de Coul׳Art," a collection of artwork by local artist Gert Thibodeau, from Aug. 15 through Sept. 26.

Madawaska selectmen to meet Aug. 19, 2019

The Madawaska Board of Selectmen will meet at 4:15 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 19.

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