Fort Kent News

From the first time humans looked up in wonder at the aurora borealis - or "northern lights" - those flickering, dancing rays of light and color have captivated and inspired storytellers, artists and scientists.

Dustin Marquis at the door of his Tiger Cat feller buncher timber harvester which he painted bright pink as part of Loggers for Cancer's efforts to raise awareness and funds for cancer research and victims.

Growing up in Caribou, barely 10 miles from New Brunswick, I saw every day that on both sides of the U.S.-Canada border are the lifelong friends and family members, the shopping, medical services, churches, and all the other things that make a community.

ST. FRANCIS, Maine - Crews from three departments remained on the scene of a brush fire Tuesday afternoon near the St.

A 59-year-old Frenchville man was in stable condition at a Bangor hospital on Sunday after suffering internal injuries in a motor vehicle accident on Route 1 on Saturday, state police said Sunday.

Growing up in Caribou, barely 10 miles from New Brunswick, I saw every day that on both sides of the U.S.-Canada border are the lifelong friends and family members, the shopping, medical services, churches, and all the other things that make a community.

Flames shoot from the roof line as firefighters tackle a fire at Valley Auto in Fort Kent on Wednesday, Oct.

FORT KENT, Maine - Perhaps it was only a matter of time. Over the past decade reality based television has come to dominate the airwaves and within the last several years, Maine has started to get its share of screen time with shows like "American Loggers" and "North Woods Law." Maine, it would seem, makes good television, and producers - always on ... (more)

The Maine House of Representatives voted 113-30 Tuesday to reject a proposal by independent Rep.

Crews with Maine Public Service are investigating the cause of a power outage affecting more than 3,100 customers in Soldier Pond and parts of Fort Kent up through Allagash.

Negotiations for the new superintendent of schools went right down to the final seconds, but in the end, Hampden native Jay A. McIntire was selected to fill post.

Martin-Klein American Legion Post 133 is holding events throughout Memorial Day weekend.

University of Maine System campuses have plans for their shares of the system's $177 million in reserves that include upgrading aging infrastructure to lay the groundwork for the future of higher education, according to system officials.

The University of Maine at Fort Kent's fourth annual Scholars' Symposium will take place on Thursday and Friday, May 2 & 3 on the UMFK campus.

The same schools in southern Maine hit by Gov. Paul LePage's proposal to take on the cost of teachers' pensions are now expected to pay a larger percentage of staff health insurance - another example, some officials say, of the so-called property rich "gold coast" taking on a greater share of the state's financial burden.

U.S. Customs & Border Protection is temporarily closing the inbound commercial traffic lane at the Madawaska port of entry this weekend to repair damages caused by winter snow removal.

There's still ice on some lakes and ponds but the first paddlers have begun making their way from Old Forge, N.Y., to Fort Kent, Maine.

FORT KENT, ME, APRIL 23, 2013: Martin-Klein American Legion Post 133 is holding events throughout Memorial Day weekend.

The University of Maine at Fort Kent will host an Invasive Forest Insect Outreach Volunteer Training session from noon to 4:30 p.m. this Friday, April 26, in Cyr Hall Room 113 on the UMFK campus.

The University of Maine at Fort Kent's Blake Library Gallery will feature "Look Again, What We See Matters" the work of students in Therese Provenzano's Art 200 Fundamental of Art class.