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Mapleton gears up for Daze
6+ hour, 30+ min ago (544+ words) Mapleton is getting ready for its 37th annual Mapleton Daze, June 22-27." Here is a partial schedule of the activities. The week will start with the grand opening on Monday of the town's newest restaurant, The Maple Den, which will begin at…...
Presque Isle district voters approve school closure and budget
23+ hour, 34+ min ago (459+ words) Voters in the Presque Isle area school district overwhelmingly approved the closure of the nearly 70-year-old Zippel Elementary School at referendum on Tuesday." Residents of MSAD 1, the five-community school district that includes Mapleton, Chapman, Castle Hill and Westfield, also passed…...
Caribou High School sends off 90 new graduates
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (412+ words) Caribou High School bid farewell to the Class of 2026 during a graduation ceremony that packed the school gym on Sunday. The 90-member class was led by Valedictorian Maggie Bell and Salutatorian Brayden Caldwell, who both addressed their classmates. Caleb Swanberg,…...
Fort Fairfield Middle High School graduates 32
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (304+ words) To rousing cheers from the large crowd gathered at Fort Fairfield Middle High School, 32 seniors walked the graduation stage Sunday afternoon." In his message to his classmates, valedictorian Nicholas O'Neal impressed upon them that the next stage of their lives…...
Maliseet Head Start graduates 20
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (179+ words) LITTLETON, Maine " Youngsters enrolled in the Maliseet Head Start program earned their diplomas Thursday, June 4, with a special ceremony at the HBMI Community Gymnasium. The group of 20 children marched into the gym to the sound of Native American drumming and…...
Dirigo Reads partners with Governor's Restaurants to give books to kids to celebrate end of the school year
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (559+ words) The County Dirigo Reads, a program that aims to put a book in the hands of every Maine first grader each month during the school year, is partnering with Governor's Restaurant and Bakery to celebrate the end of the school…...
NMCC announces spring 2026 dean's list
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (194+ words) The County PRESQUE ISLE, Maine " Northern Maine Community College has announced the students named to the spring 2026 dean's list. The dean's list recognizes students who demonstrated strong academic achievement during the spring 2026 semester. To be eligible, students must earn a…...
Leadership Aroostook's fifth graduating class tackles business issues to move the County forward
1+ week, 1+ day ago (205+ words) The training culminated on May 21 when members of the Epsilon graduating class presented their team projects to community business leaders with recommendations for future actions aligned with strategic goals of Aroostook Partnership. The project teams addressed two pressing challenges facing…...
How Maine schools are preparing for bell-to-bell cellphone bans
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1192+ words) When Terry Cummings proposed that Washburn District High School adopt a cellphone ban last fall, the assistant principal was met with little resistance." The school's administration supported it. Teachers supported it. Even parents broadly supported the policy, he said. And…...
Easton Jr/Sr High School third quarter honor roll
1+ week, 6+ day ago (116+ words) Grade 12, highest honors: Olivia Bate, Chloe Blackstone, Raiden Cochran, Owen Henderson, Lilah Pelkey, Abigail Siddiqui. Grade 11, highest honors: Allison Bate, Tobias Campbell, Olivia Hopkins, Haydan Keep, Mea Lagasse, Drew Lamoreau, Wyatt Manning-Harris, Lily Peterson, Allison Rouse, Brayson Tompkins; high honors:…...