CARIBOU — The Maine state fire marshal’s office says an 18-year-old Caribou man likely started the fire that killed him and burned a relative’s home. Authorities say firefighters found Jordan McEwen in the bedroom of a mobile home just after 10 a.m. on Monday. McEwen began living with relatives in November after the apartment house […]
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Caribou woman struck by car in Stockholm
STOCKHOLM — A Caribou woman suffered significant injuries Friday evening after she was struck by a vehicle in Stockholm, according to the Maine State Police. Maine State Police Sgt. Brian Harris said Sunday that the accident occurred just after 11:30 p.m. on Main Street. According to Harris, Garth Johnson, 19, of Caribou was traveling on […]
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Caribou fire kills 3 children, 1 adult
CARIBOU — Firefighters rushed into a burning mobile home in far northern Maine early Thursday but they were too late to save a woman, her 4-year-old son and 2-year-old twins, a boy and girl, killed in the inferno. The bodies of Norma Skidgel, 28, and her three children — Mason and Madison Delisle, who were 2, […]
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British manufacturer makes good on Caribou expansion plans
British filter manufacturer Porvair has started on a 7,000-square-foot expansion at the site of Chand Eisenmann Metallurgical, which it acquired last year for $5.5 million with the promise of new investment. The company said in a statement that construction on the approximately $1 million expansion will be completed in December, increasing the facility’s production capacity […]
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Caribou doctor fined because of marijuana clinic
AUGUSTA — A doctor who held a marijuana clinic at a hotel and failed to adequately document examinations has been reprimanded by the board that licenses physicians in Maine. The board announced Monday that Dr. William Ortiz accepted a consent agreement in which he’s paying a $2,000 fine and reimbursing the Board of Licensure in […]
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Caribou man charged after crashing car he allegedly took without permission
CONNOR — A Caribou man faces multiple charges after taking a car without the owner’s permission and crashing it next to the Madawaska River on Saturday night, according to Sgt. Brian Harris of the Maine State Police. Harris said Sunday morning that Jacob Lavoie, 19, was traveling in a 2004 Volvo at 11 p.m. Saturday […]
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Gov. LePage designates $10,000 for Veterans Memorial Park in Caribou
CARIBOU — Gov. Paul LePage has designated $10,000 from his contingency fund for a park in Caribou that honors veterans. The Republican governor’s office said that the funds will go to the Veterans Memorial Park Association to further build and maintain the park. Phillip McDonough, chairman of the association, says the funds will help greatly […]
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Funnel cloud spotted in Caribou
CARIBOU — Officials say powerful thunderstorms disrupted Memorial Day activities in northern Maine with heavy rain, hail and gusts topping 40 mph. Meteorologist Joe Hewitt from the National Weather Service in Caribou says one of Monday’s storms produced a confirmed funnel cloud but that it didn’t touch down. He said there also were unconfirmed reports […]
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Body of 18-year-old Caribou man recovered from Aroostook River
CARIBOU — Maine Wardens recovered the body of 18-year-old Wayne Estabrook early Monday morning in the Aroostook River, according to Sgt. Daniel Menard of the Maine Warden Service. Estabrook had last been seen around 6 p.m. Sunday, collecting fiddleheads with three other people along the river’s banks near the Caribou boat landing. The group decided […]
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Fire heavily damages Caribou florist shop
CARIBOU — More than fifty firefighters from five communities spent more than four hours into Friday morning extinguishing a blaze that destroyed a portion of a Caribou business. Phil’s Florist and Greenhouses, located on Washburn Street, caught fire sometime before 9 p.m. Thursday, according to Caribou Fire Chief Scott Susi. He said Friday that a […]