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North Lakes Fire Department Receives 4th SHAPE Award for Safety from Maine Bureau of Labor
Chief Darren R. Woods stated that North Lakes Fire & Rescue has received its fourth award for workplace safety from the Maine Bureau of Labor.
Planet Head Day to Raise Funds for C-A-N-C-E-R
PRESQUE ISLE—Space science education and cancer awareness will come together for the region’s most unique fundraiser, Planet Head Day, where participants raise money for a local cancer organization by having their heads shaved and painted as planets, dwarf planets, moons, comets and asteroids. Aroostook County’s 9th annual Planet Head Day takes place on Saturday, Feb. 14, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in
UMPI Opens New Ice Skating Rink for Campus
PRESQUE ISLE—Students, faculty and staff will be able to enjoy ice skating in the open air right on campus now that the University of Maine at Presque Isle has established a small ice skating rink behind Gentile Hall. The 30- by 60-foot rink officially opened on Feb. 5 following a short ribbon-cutting ceremony with UMPI President Linda Schott and other campus officials.
Cary CEO Recognized by National Publication Named one of 50 Rural Hospital CEOs to Know
Kris Doody, RN, MSB, FACHE, and Chief Executive Officer at Cary Medical Center in Caribou has been named one of 50 Rural Hospital CEOs to know by ‘Becker’s Hospital Review’ a monthly national publication offering business and legal news and analysis relating to hospitals and health systems.
World Cancer Day in the County
Aroostook County – Having a mammogram at TAMC on Wednesday, February 4 pays in more ways than one as the medical center, in partnership with the Aroostook County Action Program’s (ACAP) Healthy Aroostook project and Daigle Oil Company, mark World Cancer Day by providing CITGO gas cards to those who receive the breast health screening.
Emera Maine Readies Crews, Resources as Powerful Nor’easter Bears Down on New England
Bangor, Maine — Throughout the weekend, Emera Maine’s Storm Response Team monitored weather forecasts and held conference calls in preparation for the snowstorm expected to hit Maine late Monday night and lasting into Tuesday and possibly Wednesday.
Caribou Boy Wins Elks’ State ‘Hoop Shoot’ Contest
Parker Deprey, twelve year-old son of Ryan and Amy Deprey won the Elks’ State “Hoop Shoot” Foul Shot Contest held at Cony High School in Augusta on Sunday, January 25, 2015.
Parker was representing the Presque Isle Elks, Lodge #1954...
Northern Maine Community College Earns Prestigious State Award
Aroostook County – Northern Maine Community College has earned a state award for its record of safety as well as its policies, procedures and training dealing with safety issues.
Pocket Change is Making Change: Paradis Stores hit $5,000 with Aroostook Aspiration’s Add it Up
In 2014, cashiers all over Aroostook asked customers to Add it Up. Add it Up takes a customer’s purchase and adds it up to the nearest dollar; the added up change is then donated to Aroostook Aspirations Initiative (AAI) to support their efforts to ensure that more young people in Aroostook County achieve a college degree. Customers began saying “Add that up”, and before long, their pocket chang
2015 Special Olympics NB Winter Games to be held in Woodstock
Join the fun, witness the joy, and experience the greatness! Special Olympics New Brunswick and the 2015 Winter Games Organizing Committee are overjoyed to announce that on February 19 - 22, 2015; hundreds of individuals with an intellectual disability and their coaches will participate in 4 sports at the 2015 Special Olympics New Brunswick Winter Games. These games will be held in cooperation wi