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Warriors bash way past Wisdom

A pair of home runs by cousins Cami Shields and Maddie Shields lifted the Southern Aroostook softball squad to a 16-6 victory over Wisdom Tuesday afternoon in a Class D North preliminary contest.

Main Street flower baskets donated in memory of lost loved ones

Main Street is blooming pink, with a Madawaska Beautification Committee project to hang petunia arrangements downtown in memory of lost loved ones.

Van Buren graduates reflect on surviving senior year during a pandemic|

For the graduates of Van Buren Secondary School’s Class of 2021, Friday’s commencement ceremony was more than just a culmination of four years of hard work and the perseverance to graduate during a pandemic -- it was a momentous last step on a journey with lifelong classmates who have become family.

Van Buren awarded $100,000 grant to demolish dilapidated buildings, add pocket park

Van Buren won a $100,000 Community Development Block Grant to tear down several dilapidated buildings on Main Street and build a park in their place.

Town-wide yard sales across the Valley bring family heirlooms to front lawns

Across the St. John Valley last weekend, people propped open garage doors and laid out books, clothes and trinkets for yard sales. Both Madawaska and Van Buren celebrated an annual town-wide yard sale May 29 and 30.

Frenchville seeks funding for repairs to wastewater facility

A wastewater treatment facility that serves two St. John Valley towns is in dire need of repair to the tune of more than $1 million and officials are seeking funding to fix the structure.

Madawaska’s select board torn on whether streaming its meetings live is worth paying for

After a year and a half of live streaming Madawaska’s town government meetings, St. John Valley Live has added a fee to its services, and Madawaska’s select board is torn on whether to move forward with live recordings. As of two weeks ago, its meetings are only available to those who attend in person.

Transfer station in Eagle Lake collecting recyclables

The Northern Aroostook Solid Waste Association transfer station in Eagle Lake is accepting recyclables, a move which may reduce solid waste costs and help the environment at the same time.

Van Buren councilors vote to keep property taxes flat, relocate police department funds to capital improvements

Van Buren town councilors voted unanimously to add $125,000 to the capital improvement line item in the annual town budget, money that represents savings from the loss of the police department at the end of last year.

Cub Scouts and leaders sweep in to clean up church yards and cemeteries in the Valley

Brooms in hand, Cub Scouts from Pack 175 in Frenchville and Pack 190 in Madawaska could be seen across the area Saturday morning, May 8, cleaning up church yards as a service project.

After mixed 2020, seasonal businesses look forward to opening for the summer

Dandelions popping through cracks in the sidewalk, warm afternoons, and sunsets dipping late into the evening: for the St. John Valley’s seasonal businesses, these signs of coming summer mean flipping on their open signs and starting a new year.

Van Buren councilors overwhelmingly support purchase of new $189k plow truck, but delay final vote for town input

Van Buren town council met May 4 in an empty apparatus bay at the fire station for a regular bi-weekly meeting where they discussed the purchase of a new plow truck and reviewed the proposed budgets for three down departments.

McIntyre finishes third in Future Business Leaders of America graphic design competition

Van Buren Regional Technology Center is pleased to announce that Emberlie McIntyre recently earned a third-place finish in the Future Business Leaders of America Graphic Design State Competition.

Van Buren town council discusses updating town technology at second budget meeting

Van Buren Town Council met April 28 at the American Legion post to discuss proposed budgets for the fire department, library and general government.

St. John Valley Tech students visit international bridge job site

Clad in reflective vests and bright orange hardhats, seven students from St. John Valley Technological Center’s heavy equipment operation class visited the future site of the Madawaska-Edmundston international bridge on April 26 to hear about the project from Reed & Reed project superintendent Greg Letourneau.

Fort Kent hires new parks and recreation director

A Fort Kent logging business owner who has long dreamed of a career in sports and recreation has been hired as the Fort Kent Parks and Recreation director.

St. John Valley health care providers rally through Johnson & Johnson pause, vaccine hesitancy toward herd immunity

When Fish River Rural Health first began receiving COVID-19 vaccines from the state, there wasn’t nearly enough to keep up with demand. Executive director Heather Pelletier said her phone was ringing nonstop with appointment requests.

Labor shortage was a problem before the pandemic but some employers say it is worse now

Even though customers have flooded to the Madawaska Tastee-Freez since it opened earlier this month, owner Nick Guerrette often has to close the kitchen early.

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