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Fort Kent: Kids give French language camp high pra
When 10-year-old Olivia Jewell heads out into the world, she intends to have at least two languages in her communication arsenal.
Radio play, bigger gigs sound good to USS
Patience and persistence are paying off with big-time gigs and radio play for a Stouffville man and his Markham partner in music.
Passport cards coming to Maine, Vt. border X-ings: Cheaper than...
Passport cards coming to Maine, Vt. border X-ings @Drop head:Cheaper than regular passports, but have controversial tracking technology By ROBERT M. COOK bcookfosters.com bcook@fosters.com AP file photo Cars ...
Nude photos in Madawaska generate controversy
What constitutes art is definitely in the eye of the beholder. But this week it got a bit harder to behold the works of a Maine photographer's current exhibition.
Madawaska: Acadian Fest to feature forest exhibit
The quickest way to an Acadian's heart has got to be through the stomach. Just ask Madawaska resident Flo Carpenter who loads up on fiddleheads as one of the first to sample the traditional Acadian fare at the ...
Local young musicians learn appreciation for all types of tunes through accordion playing
As he tore through a tune appropriately titled "Dizzy Fingers," Jeff Moore's fingers were a blur, moving rapidly up and down each side of his accordion.
Tobique seeks land claim settlement
Because the federal Indian agent in 1892 failed to 'do the paperwork', it has turned out that Tobique First Nation now has a legitimate claim to thousands of hectares of land including that on the Perth side of ...
It might not be the first place one would think of for a boundary-pushing subject such as nude photography, but the St.
Maine Businesses Receive Nearly $1.4 Million in Technology Investments...
GARDINER, Maine - The Maine Technology Institute board of directors has approved four Development Awards to Maine companies.
Fort Kent flood recovery making headway
By Jen Lynds Monday, June 16, 2008 - Bangor Daily News FORT KENT, Maine - Despite a recent storm whose powerful winds uprooted trees and damaged homes, Fort Kent, the town most severely affected by last month's ...
GSA Boys Win Eastern Maine Tennis
The 14-1 George Stevens Academy Eagle boys have won their sixth Eastern Maine tennis title in seven years, downing the seventh-ranked Madawaska Owls 4-1 in Class C championship play on Wednesday morning at ...
With gas prices at $4 a gallon and higher, many Mainers are finding new ways to cope - car pooling, riding the bus.
Severe thunderstorms strike region
DAMAGE TO CHURCH BUILDING: The new section on the back of the Douglas Baptist Church blew over Sunday evening in a storm that knocked over trees and power lines throughout Fredericton and surrounding areas.
Darrel Smith of Woodland cuts logs in an undated family photo. The 56-year-old owned and operated Smith's Sawmill and Logging, which was next to his home on the Thomas Road.
Frenchville: Valley districts to try schools alternative
The St. John Valley Reorganization Planning Committee voted unanimously Tuesday evening to submit a letter of intent to the state Department of Education outlining plans for establishing an alternative ...
A testament to the flood of '08
Premier Shawn Graham displays the book 'River Rising The St. John River Flood of 2008' on the side steps of the Frederiction legislative building.A plaque shows the high water mark from the flood of March 19 ...
Frenchville: Commissioner outlines options for St. John Valley consolidation
FRENCHVILLE, Maine - State Education Commissioner Susan Gendron on Wednesday met with representatives of SAD 27, SAD 33, SAD 24 and the Madawaska School Department to outline changes to the school consolidation ...
Van Buren: Crossing reopens to trucks
Progress was witnessed and contamination warnings were issued in the St. John Valley on Thursday, as residents of the region continued to clean up from the massive flooding that took place in the area earlier ...