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Students help beautify Madawaska streets

Madawaska Middle School students dedicated four hours on a recent Wednesday to pick up trash along the streets of Madawaska.

Northern Maine Community College nursing class of 2019 receives pins

“With loyalty will I endeavor to aid the physician in his work, and devote myself to the welfare of those committed to my care,” recited Northern Maine Community College senior nursing students as part of the Nightingale Pledge at the annual nursing pinning ceremony on May 10.

Resiliency helps Madawaska student earn scholarship

A student from Madawaska is among three children of workers who suffered serious workplace injuries who were awarded a total of $20,000 in scholarships from Maine Employers Mutual Insurance Company.

UMPI to launch new cybersecurity degree program in fall 2019

Through collaborative efforts with the University of Maine System, the University of Maine at Presque Isle is ready to begin a new bachelor’s degree program in cybersecurity this fall.

Voters reject SAD 27 budget that would have raised tax rates in local towns

Voters in the greater Fort Kent area decided at referendum on Tuesday, June 11, against a proposed 2019-2020 Maine School Administrative budget that would have significantly raised tax rates in the local towns.

Third-graders learn essential skills while giving back to their community

Students in Tamar Philbrook’s Fort Kent Elementary School third grade class enjoyed a sunny day outside of the classroom planting flowers to brighten their community on Friday, June 7.

Special Olympic spirit goes on in Madawaska

The Aroostook County 2019 Special Olympics games had been canceled due to inclement weather, so the Madawaska School Department held their own Olympics on May 16.

SAD 27 directors will meet June 19

The 858th meeting of the directors of SAD 27 will be held at 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 19.

Valley Rivers Middle School at senate

Senate President Troy Jackson, D-Allagash, and Rep. John Martin, D-Eagle Lake, welcomed students from Valley Rivers Middle School in Fort Kent to the State House on May 24.

UMFK lists 2019 degree recipients

The University of Maine at Fort Kent graduating seniors received their degrees at the 137th commencement exercises held at UMFK’s Sports Center on May 11th. University President Dr. John N. Short presided over the ceremony.

Aroostook Teen Leadership Camp receives donation

Aroostook Teen Leadership Camp (ATLC) recently received a $1,500 donation from the Masons of Fort Kent Lodge 209.

Fort Kent Class of 2019 thankful for community ties

The 62 Class of 2019 students who graduated from Fort Kent Community High School on Friday, June 7, are thankful for one another and for the community that supported them throughout their educational journey.

Madawaska Owls take flight, 36 graduate

Minutes leading up to the procession, students hugged their parents for the last time as high school students, before lining up in the staging area to make that sacred walk across the stage Friday, June 7, at the Madawaska high school.

Wisdom High School graduates small class of close knit students

Wisdom High School graduates are ready to take on the future but will never forget the community that supported them.

Crusaders to take on the world, 18 graduate

Eighteen students lined the stage Friday night, as they went from high schoolers to graduates at the Van Buren Secondary District School.

Valley students have a knack for NASA’s HUNCH

Two local students recently took part in the NASA HUNCH program and presented a space-breaking prototype for the International Space Station in April at the Johnson Space Center in Houston.

Madawaska graduates seek further studies

The Guidance Department at Madawaska High School has reported that 69 percent of the Class of 2019 plans to attend some form of post-secondary education following graduation.

Fort Kent Community High School inducts National Honor Society members

During a May 19 ceremony, the Fort Kent Community High School chapter of the National Honor Society inducted several new members and chose officers for the 2019-20 school year.

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