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FRRH slates 30th annual health fair

Fish River Rural Health will host their upcoming annual family health fair from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019, at the Eagle Lake Health Center. This free event is geared towards preventive health care services and information to guide healthy lifestyles.

Valley Unified bus drivers most skilled in Maine

The top two most skilled school bus drivers in Maine transport children right here in the St. John Valley, according to the results of the Maine Association for Pupil Transportation 2019 Driving Skills Competition.

Valley Unified Board votes to integrate grades 7-8 into proposed regional school

The Valley Unified Education Service Center Board of Directors voted unanimously that a proposed regional school in the St. John Valley should include middle school students in grades seven and eight.

Masons’ Lobster Feed fundraiser returning to Fort Kent

Masonic Lodge 209 will host its third annual Lobster Feed at Riverside Park on Saturday, Aug. 10.

County could see 90 degree day end of July, then cooling August

Like a number of other people in Aroostook County, Caroline Hagan of Houlton has been silently berating herself when she complains about the extended span of hot temperatures that The County and the state is experiencing.

BikeMaine Community Grant Program awards $3,750 to Fort Kent

The recipients of the 2019 BikeMaine Community Grants include the towns of Fort Kent, Pittsfield, and Rangeley, as well as the Washington County Council of Governments.

Madawaska Bridge reopens to traffic after MDOT concludes initial inspection

Bridge inspection work on the Madawaska International Bride, necessitating full bridge and lane closures, has concluded earlier than expected, and the bridge reopened to traffic Sunday morning.

Crosswinds residents ride through town on ATVs

With a police escort leading the way, residents of Crosswinds Residential Care turned heads on Wednesday, July 24, when they rode in a line of 11 ATVs along Main Street in Fort Kent to a picnic at Riverside Park.

Drone captures images of expanded Fort Kent levee

A project to expand the levee on the St. John River to the Fish River Bridge in Fort Kent is complete after years of planning, and recently captured drone photos demonstrate the success of the project.

Increasing access to high-speed internet in rural Maine

When Americans first began using the Internet a quarter century ago, they typically accessed online content using home phone lines via modems capable of downloading data at speeds too slow even to support MP3-quality streaming music.

On skyr, cold tea and oatmeal

I highly recommend skyr, cold tea and oatmeal as a diet. Seriously, I have some idea if this works, but in light of the present situation, it will have to suffice.

The ‘bear’ essentials for a successful big-game season

Aroostook endured a long winter that broke snowfall records followed by a wet, windy spring; now the Northern Maine Fair has come and gone earlier than usual and we’re halfway through July.

On the Allagash Wilderness Waterway: High Bank Campsite

There is a campsite located on the northern shore of Telos Lake called High Bank. It is one the nicest sites on the entire Allagash Wilderness Waterway (AWW).

UMFK Summer Fun Run takes off in September

The University of Maine at Fort Kent Athletics Department is gearing up to host the “UM5K Summer Fun Run” at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 7, at the UMFK Sports Center.

Fort Kent seeks volunteers for 150th Anniversary Celebration

The town of Fort Kent is gearing up for its 150th Anniversary Celebration, which will include a week of fun activities for community members and visitors of all ages during the week of Sunday, Aug. 4, to Saturday, Aug. 10.

Valley Unified directors will meet July 30, 2019

The eighth meeting of the board of directors for Valley Unified Regional Service Center is scheduled for July 30, 2019 beginning at 6:00 p.m. at the Madawaska High School Library in Madawaska.

Film looks back on Acadia of the Lands and Forests – time change

It has been five years since more than 50,000 visitors descended on northern Maine for the 2014 World Acadian Congress. A fifth-anniversary film showing will help folks reminisce on July 25 and 27.

Voters show overwhelming support for proposed 2019-2020 SAD 27 budget

Voters overwhelmingly approved the latest proposed 2019-2020 SAD 27 school budget during a meeting held Monday, July 22, at Fort Kent Community High School.

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