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NMCC plans Alumni Weekend Oct. 18-19

Northern Maine Community College will host Alumni Weekend activities on Friday, Oct. 18, and Saturday, Oct. 19, on the NMCC campus. All alumni, friends of the college and others in the community are invited to take part in the activities.

NMCC announces new esports team

On Friday, Oct. 18, during the annual Open House event on campus, Northern Maine Community College will unveil its new esports gaming command center, home to the Falcons, and begin recruitment for the upcoming season.

UMPI to host fall classes for working professionals

The University of Maine at Presque Isle’s Employer U program, which focuses on providing workforce development opportunities for the region, will offer two 20-hour courses this fall as part of its American Management Association’s University certificate program.

NMCC open house to feature new displays

Northern Maine Community College will hold Open House 2019 for prospective students and families from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 18, at the campus on 33 Edgemont Drive in Presque Isle.

Homeschool and life skills students learn about customs

Nearly 50 students and their parents turned out to the Multipurpose building Oct. 11 when the students from the Madawaska Middle High School Life Skills class and various homeschool students in the community had the opportunity to learn about Customs and Border Protection.

Site selection matrix gets a makeover from committee

The Valley Unified Site Selection Committee revamped the matrix used to help determine a site for the proposed regional high school at its Oct. 8 meeting at Dr. Levesque Elementary School during a workshop.

Madawaska School Department enrollment up

Student enrollment is up for the Madawaska School Department, according to recent student enrollment data released during the Madawaska School Committee meeting Oct. 7.

UMFK advances 21 spots in college ranking

The University of Maine at Fort Kent has not only made the Washington Monthly’s annual Bachelor’s College Rankings, but has moved up by 21 spots. UMFK was also named 38th out of 250 colleges in the publication’s “Best Bang for the Buck: Northeast” rankings.

Fort Kent Booster club asks public to sponsor a chair

The Fort Kent Booster Club is updating the Fort Kent gymnasium athlete seating area and is asking the public to sponsor a chair to help raise funds for the cause.

Police, fire and ambulance personnel speak at VUESC site selection committee meeting

Emergency response organizations weighed in at a meeting of the Valley Unified Educational Service Center Site Selection Committee on Tuesday, Sept. 24, about their ability to service the two possible sites for a proposed regional grades 7-12 school in the St. John Valley.

UMFK to host open house on Oct. 21

The University of Maine at Fort Kent will host its annual Fall Open House for prospective college-bound students on Monday, Oct. 21, to give everyone a chance to experience campus life.

NMCC continues tuition-free practical nurse training

In 2017 Northern Maine Community College received approval for the establishment of a practical nursing program to address the growing concern regarding the need to expand Maine’s long-term care workforce.

VRMS students share lunch, break barriers

Students at Valley Rivers Middle School broke down social and racial barriers by having in-depth discussions with students from the University of Maine at Fort Kent for Mix-It-Up at Lunch Day on Sept. 11.

One of the final two sites for regional school in The County may not meet state criteria

One of the sites eyed for a new high school serving several Aroostook County communities might not be big enough for the project, and could displace two prominent community organizations.

Town offering Sidekicks training to interested youngsters

The Fort Kent Recreation Department is offering a “Sidekicks” training program to teach youngsters how to talk to their peers about the risks of smoking and vaping tobacco products.

Each SAU will hold individual public hearings for Valley Unified sites

The Valley Unified Education Service Center Board of Directors unanimously decided to pursue option one concerning the straw poll process upon considering the stance of the three school administrative units at the board of directors meeting Sept. 24.

County schools go green and focus on recycling and composting

Each morning, Janice Logan prepares three aluminum water bottles for her children and fills them with ice water from her refrigerator.

Fort Kent kindergartners kick off harvest break with visit to local potato farm

Kindergarten students in Fort Kent kicked off their two-week harvest break from school in the most northern Maine way possible -- by picking potatoes and leaping for joy while racing one another across the rows at a local potato farm.

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