Fort Kent native Austin Theriault has a lot on his plate these days. After running part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity and Camping World Truck Series the past two years, he’s driving full-time for Hattori Racing Enterprises in 2016 chasing a championship in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East. Yet despite the demands of his job, […]
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Katharine F. Stevens
1927 – 2015 AUBURN — Katharine F. Stevens died peacefully Wednesday morning, Aug. 5, at her residence at Schooner Estates. She was born in Van Buren on Nov. 30, 1927, the daughter of Norris Frederick and Irene (Archambault) Stevens. Katharine was raised in Fort Kent and moved to Lewiston, where she graduated from Lewiston High […]
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Fort Kent man killed attempting to fell tree at his home
FORT KENT, Maine — A 62-year-old man was killed attempting to bring down a tree at his home Friday afternoon, according to Fort Kent Police Chief Tom Pelletier. Lowell Guerrette of Fort Kent was attempting to pull down a large tree at his 8 Spring Street residence by attaching a cable to it from his […]
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UMaine, USM, two other campuses hold commencements
The University of Maine and University of Southern Maine are kicking off the commencement season. Peter McPherson, president of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, is delivering Saturday’s commencement address in Orono. He is getting an honorary degree along with Dana Connors, executive director of the Maine State Chamber of Commerce, and Dennis Rezendes […]
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Aroostook emergency agency warns people to avoid ice floes, flood areas
CARIBOU — Do not let children play in the ice floes and don’t drive around barricades set up for safety, Jesse Belanger, deputy director of Aroostook Emergency Management Agency, stressed Sunday. “In a couple of our small communities we have some individuals thinking it was a good idea to play in and around the ice […]
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Mushers rest for final leg of Can-Am Crown 250
FORT KENT — All 17 mushers who left Fort Kent Saturday morning at the start of the annual Can-Am Crown 250-mile sled dog race were still on the trails or resting their teams at one of two checkpoints in the Maine woods early Sunday morning. “The conditions are good and fast,” said Mark Patterson, whose […]
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Irving submits plan to develop, preserve 51,000 acres around northern Maine lakes
FORT KENT — State officials and the public got their first look at what Canadian-based J.D. Irving has in store for its 51,000 acres around the Fish River chain of lakes in northern Maine after the company filed its concept plan late last month. The company owns 1.3 million acres in the state, including the […]
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Dog caught in coyote trap has paw amputated but finds new home in Fort Kent
FORT KENT — A beagle that seriously injured its paw almost three weeks ago when it was caught in a coyote trap has had to have it amputated. But the dog also has found a new home with caring owners. The beagle, a female that since has been named Shylo, was found in the trap […]
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Balsam fir Christmas wreaths is a Maine tradition alive and well
FORT KENT — It’s not really clear who, where or when the first person got the idea to deck their halls with a Christmas wreath made of evergreen boughs. Some say it traces back to the ancient Romans, who first hung wreaths as a sign of social status. Others credit the ancient Greeks, who were […]
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Fort Kent native North Shore Medium bringing messages from the other side
FORT KENT — Like Demi Moore’s character in the 1990 movie “Ghost,” pretty much anyone who has lost a loved one would give anything for just more more chance to talk to them. In the movie, Whoopi Goldberg plays a reluctant medium who in the end opens a channel for Moore’s character to say a […]