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Nurse receives Cote memorial scholarship

Because of a local family’s generosity, caring and desire to give back, many nurses at Cary Medical Center have been supported with financial assistance to help further their nursing education over the past 30 years.

UMFK professor publishes research on inclusive pedagogy

FORT KENT – The University of Maine at Fort Kent is pleased to announce that Assistant Professor of Behavioral Science Lisa Lavoie, MAIS, LCPC-C, CADC, CRC, was recently published in the fall 2021 edition of the North Atlantic Region Association of Counseling Education and Supervision publication.

UMFK professor addresses global climate change threats in new publication

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SAD 33 board will meet Monday

FRENCHVILLE, Maine — The rescheduled 1056th Meeting of the Maine School Administrative District No.

UMPI welcomes new faculty and staff

The University of Maine at Presque Isle has welcomed 12 new faculty and staff members between last spring and the first part of the 2021-2022 academic year.

Parents request mask mandate be overturned in SAD 27 schools, board approves winter sports guidelines

More than two dozen members of the public, many of them parents of district students, attended a Monday meeting of the SAD 27 board of directors to encourage overturning a district-wide face mask mandate for staff and students.

SAD 27 board will meet Monday in Fort Kent

FORT KENT, Maine — The 903rd Meeting of the Directors of SAD 27 will be held at 6 p.

Fort Kent students will bring scary love story to the stage with ‘The Immortal Dracula’

Spooky sound effects, stage combat, fake blood and a flawed yet sympathetic love story are all components of “The Immortal Dracula,” which Fort Kent Community High School drama students will perform for three nights the week after Halloween.

Local students earn scholarships

Two St. John Valley students have received scholarships from the Maine Community Foundation’s Androscoggin County Committee.

Wisdom students help couple prepare for winter

Home heating season has arrived in northern Maine and a group of Wisdom students helped a Frenchville couple prepare for the winter months by hauling wood into their cellar.

UMFK to host open house Nov. 5

The University of Maine at Fort Kent will host its annual Fall Open House for prospective college-bound students on Friday, Nov. 5 to give everyone a chance to experience campus life.

UMFK welcomes new Acadian Archives director

The University of Maine at Fort Kent is pleased to announce the selection of Dr. Patrick Lacroix as the director of the Acadian Archives acadiennes. Dr. Lacroix began his new role on Oct. 4.

UMFK named ‘Best in the Northeast’ by the nationally-recognized The Princeton Review for 17th consecutive year

The University of Maine at Fort Kent has once again been named one of the “Best Northeastern” colleges by the prestigious publication, The Princeton Review.

Acadia FCU names 2021 scholarship recipients

For three Maine college freshmen, paying for education just got a little easier. Acadia Federal Credit Union named Victoria Andrews, Caleb Bassett, and Gabrielle Martin as the 2021 recipients of the Acadia FCU Scholarship.

Fort Kent students enjoying fleet of bicycles

Students enrolled in physical education classes at Fort Kent Community High School and Valley Rivers Middle School have an additional outdoor fitness activity, at least until the snow flies.

UMFK professor’s works included in international festival

University of Maine at Fort Kent Professor of Music and Education Dr. Scott Brickman music was performed at an international music festival. On June 29, Trio Spillaert (piano, violin, ‘cello) premiered Brickman’s Dievs (2020) as part of the Osmose Festival in Brussels Belgium.

SAD 27 board to meet Tuesday

The 902nd Meeting of the Directors of MSAD No. 27 will be held at 6:00 P.M. on Tuesday, Oct. 5, in the Fort Kent Community High School Library or via Zoom Video Conferencing.

UMFK signs new articulation agreement with Hancock County Technical Center

The University of Maine at Fort Kent High school students who successfully complete the law enforcement program at Hancock County Technical Center in Ellsworth and who enroll at UMFK will now be starting their pursuit of a college degree with nine college credits already earned.

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