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Skip to main contentYou have permission to edit this article.EditManage Account/LogoutHomee-PaperNewsObituariesSportsLivingTri-Cities SceneSpecial SectionsEventsClassifiedsOnline FeaturesOctober 7 is Pumpkin Painting Day at Johnson County Farmers' Market! Patrons are invited to bring their children to Ralph Stout Park and celebrate the fall harvest with JCFM vendors. Pumpkins and paints will be provided at the Kids Activity tent. This activity is free and available on a first-come, first-serve basis as long as supplies last.As always, JCFM will offer a wide variety of all your favorite...…Skip to main contentYou have permission to edit this article.EditManage Account/LogoutHomee-PaperNewsObituariesSportsLivingTri-Cities SceneSpecial SectionsEventsClassifiedsOnline FeaturesOctober 7 is Pumpkin Painting Day at Johnson County Farmers' Market! Patrons are invited to bring their children to Ralph Stout Park and celebrate the fall harvest with JCFM vendors. Pumpkins and paints will be provided at the Kids Activity tent. This activity is free and available on a first-come, first-serve basis as long as supplies last.As always, JCFM will offer a wide variety of all your favorite...WW…

Skip to the contentSkip to contentThe Fort Fairfield U.S. Customs and Border Patrol facility is seen on Oct. 4, 2023. (Paula Brewer | The Star-Herald)Fort Fairfield is one step closer to an improved port of entry at its border with New Brunswick following the awarding of a nearly $4 million contract for construction management.The $35 million to $45 million project will renovate the existing U.S. Customs and Border Protection station. Work is expected to start in summer 2026 and finish in spring 2028.Fort Fairfield will be the third Aroostook County community to see improved border...…Skip to the contentSkip to contentThe Fort Fairfield U.S. Customs and Border Patrol facility is seen on Oct. 4, 2023. (Paula Brewer | The Star-Herald)Fort Fairfield is one step closer to an improved port of entry at its border with New Brunswick following the awarding of a nearly $4 million contract for construction management.The $35 million to $45 million project will renovate the existing U.S. Customs and Border Protection station. Work is expected to start in summer 2026 and finish in spring 2028.Fort Fairfield will be the third Aroostook County community to see improved border...WW…

Skip to the contentSkip to contentLimestone Select Board members Randy Brooker (left) and Irma Labreck during the latest board meeting Wednesday. (Melissa Lizotte | Aroostook Republican)LIMESTONE, Maine — Limestone’s Select Board will vote on the town’s 2023 mill rate during a special meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 11.The board learned in September that tax assessor Brandon Saucier would need to assess over 50 properties at the former Loring Air Force Base before officials could choose a mill rate. All 58 buildings that Saucier has assessed now belong to Green 4 Maine, making them taxable for...…Skip to the contentSkip to contentLimestone Select Board members Randy Brooker (left) and Irma Labreck during the latest board meeting Wednesday. (Melissa Lizotte | Aroostook Republican)LIMESTONE, Maine — Limestone’s Select Board will vote on the town’s 2023 mill rate during a special meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 11.The board learned in September that tax assessor Brandon Saucier would need to assess over 50 properties at the former Loring Air Force Base before officials could choose a mill rate. All 58 buildings that Saucier has assessed now belong to Green 4 Maine, making them taxable for...WW…

Skip to the contentSkip to contentWatson, a 5-year-old Bichon Frise and Yorkshire Terrier mix owned by Judy Bougie, plays in Caribou's dog park. Construction on a similar park for Presque Isle is underway. (File: Chris Bouchard | Aroostook Republican)PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Progress on a proposed dog park in the city has been slowed by a lack of fundraising and bad weather.It has been more than a year and half since the dog park for Peace Park was proposed in response to Caribou building what is now the Sincock Dog Park in 2019. Mantle Lake Park in Presque Isle allows dogs but they need to be...…Skip to the contentSkip to contentWatson, a 5-year-old Bichon Frise and Yorkshire Terrier mix owned by Judy Bougie, plays in Caribou's dog park. Construction on a similar park for Presque Isle is underway. (File: Chris Bouchard | Aroostook Republican)PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Progress on a proposed dog park in the city has been slowed by a lack of fundraising and bad weather.It has been more than a year and half since the dog park for Peace Park was proposed in response to Caribou building what is now the Sincock Dog Park in 2019. Mantle Lake Park in Presque Isle allows dogs but they need to be...WW…

Skip to the contentSkip to contentState-appointed stakeholder groups will hold a series of public meetings this year focused on potential Aroostook County road improvements. The Caribou Connector, pictured here is a recent example of an improvement made to the region's roads. The connector attaches Route 1 to Route 161. Both roads lead to the St. John Valley. (Chris Bouchard | St. John Valley Times)FORT KENT, Maine — A group of state, county and local officials will meet at the Fort Kent Town Office at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 12, to discuss options for improving highway connections...…Skip to the contentSkip to contentState-appointed stakeholder groups will hold a series of public meetings this year focused on potential Aroostook County road improvements. The Caribou Connector, pictured here is a recent example of an improvement made to the region's roads. The connector attaches Route 1 to Route 161. Both roads lead to the St. John Valley. (Chris Bouchard | St. John Valley Times)FORT KENT, Maine — A group of state, county and local officials will meet at the Fort Kent Town Office at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 12, to discuss options for improving highway connections...WW…

Skip to the contentSkip to contentFox Family Chips co-owner Rhett Fox (right) oversees the frying process of a new batch of chips with his nephew Winter Whitten (left) inside the new manufacturing facility at 1697 Main St. in Mapleton on Oct. 4. (Paul Bagnall | The Star-Herald)MAPLETON, Maine — Northern Maine’s only commercial potato chip producer can’t keep up with demand for its crunchy snacks even after completing a major expansion of its production facility.Fox Family Potato Chips Inc. opened its new manufacturing building earlier this year in this small Aroostook County town. The new...…Skip to the contentSkip to contentFox Family Chips co-owner Rhett Fox (right) oversees the frying process of a new batch of chips with his nephew Winter Whitten (left) inside the new manufacturing facility at 1697 Main St. in Mapleton on Oct. 4. (Paul Bagnall | The Star-Herald)MAPLETON, Maine — Northern Maine’s only commercial potato chip producer can’t keep up with demand for its crunchy snacks even after completing a major expansion of its production facility.Fox Family Potato Chips Inc. opened its new manufacturing building earlier this year in this small Aroostook County town. The new...WW…

Skip to main contentYou have permission to edit this article.EditHomee-EditionSubscribeNewsSportsObituariesClass of 2023Special SectionsNewslettersColumnsLifestyleLocal EventsOpinionSubmit Letter to the EditorSubmit News Release/PhotoSubmit an announcementClassifiedsAdvertisingContestsStudents at Webster Elementary School took part in the Wildcat Dash on Friday.Student Wildcats race around their gym to help their parent-teacher organization.Webster Elementary School students participated in the Wildcat Dash Friday to raise money for the school’s parent-teacher organization.Students at...…Skip to main contentYou have permission to edit this article.EditHomee-EditionSubscribeNewsSportsObituariesClass of 2023Special SectionsNewslettersColumnsLifestyleLocal EventsOpinionSubmit Letter to the EditorSubmit News Release/PhotoSubmit an announcementClassifiedsAdvertisingContestsStudents at Webster Elementary School took part in the Wildcat Dash on Friday.Student Wildcats race around their gym to help their parent-teacher organization.Webster Elementary School students participated in the Wildcat Dash Friday to raise money for the school’s parent-teacher organization.Students at...WW…