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FORT KENT - The Fort Kent Recreation and Parks Department will be sponsoring a local Hershey's Track and Field program for boys and girls who were between the ages of nine and 14 as of Dec. 31, 2013. A participant must compete in his/her age group and sex division. Athletes compete in three different age categories. Participants have the option of competing in a variety of events, including dashes, relay races, distance runs and jumping and throwing events.

FORT KENT- At the invitation of Valley Rivers Middle School eighth-grade teacher Kara Beal, three published Maine authors and a published illustrator made their way to Fort Kent to give a presentation about the positive aspects of literary creativity to students at the middle school, and to speak with an audience of potential writers at the University of Maine at Fort Kent's Fox Auditorium. These events, which the middle school and the university funded collaboratively, took place on Wednesday, May 1.

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Adam and Danielle Thibodeau are happy to announce the birth of their son Ethan Jonathan Thibodeau, at Northern Maine Medical Center on May 19, 2013.  Ethan's maternal grandparents are Gary and Louise Harvey of Fort Kent. His proud paternal grandparents are Eldon and Carol Thibodeau of Wallagrass.

FORT KENT- On Friday, May 24 and Saturday, May 25, community members will have the unique cultural opportunity to experience fine dining and entertainment with Aramark catering and a Shaman Theater performance of Ken Ludwig’s “Lend Me a Tenor.”

FORT KENT– The University of Maine at Fort Kent’s Blake Library Gallery and Therese Provenzano, UMFK Adjunct Visual Art Instructor, will host the fifth annual “Young Artist Exhibition” featuring talented young artists from the St. John Valley public schools. The exhibit will be on display through Thursday, May 30.

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AROOSTOOK COUNTY – It's TriAroostook time again in northern Maine, as TriAroostook returns for its second year as The County's only USAT-sanctioned triathlon.

ST. JOHN VALLEY- On Friday, May 17, over 50 students from all across the Valley braved the cold for a great cause. National Honors Society students fromFortKent, Wisdom, Madawaska and Van Buren, willingly gave up their Friday in order to volunteer at the Special Olympics in Presque Isle.

Just like my dad said, I grew out of my distaste for onions and discovered that you can probably eat anything as long as it’s fried. But unlike he predicted, I have yet to grow out of my revulsion for carrots, especially cooked carrots. Sure, I can drown baby carrots in ranch dressing and I chew and swallow just fine.

FORT KENT- As part of its National Hospital Week festivities, Northern Maine Medical Center recently announced the winner of its Team of the Year.

FORT KENT - Even as the campus awarded diplomas to some 180 members of the Class of 2013 during last weekend’s Commencement, the University of Maine at Fort Kent and its partners at School Administrative District 27 Adult and Community Education are prepping adults for success as future college graduates through the hugely-successful College Access Program.

ST. AGATHA - On Wednesday, May 15, more than 25 parties chose to participate in plans for the St. John Valley Cultural Byway at a meeting at the Lakeview Restaurant in St. Agatha.

AROOSTOOK COUNTY– The Miss Northern Maine and Miss Aroostook pageant will take place at the Caribou Inn and Convention Center on June 29. In the competition, girls ages two and over, and who are residents

of Maine, will vie for the esteemed titles in the following age divisions:

Mini: 2-3; Petite: 4-7; Jr. Pre-Teen: 8-10; Pre-Teen: 11-13; Teen: 14-16; Miss: 17-19; and Ms. 20+

CARIBOU – According to a release Tuesday morning, the Caribou Police Department, in conjunction with the Maine Bureau of Highway Safety and the 2013 “DriveSober, Maine” Impaired Driving Enforcement Campaign, will conduct a safety checkpoint on Routes 1, 89 and 161 and Bennett Drive in Caribou during the holiday weekend of May 24.

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FORT KENT – On Friday, May 17, a few details have come to light regarding the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine suspending the license of Dr. Robert K. Desai, M.D., a Northern Maine Medical Center temporary employee, on May 14 under suspicion of being an “imminent danger to his patients.”

FORT KENT – On May 16, the Fort Kent Police Department charged a Fort Kent man with theft, a Class B felony, for allegedly stealing $15,450.66 from his employer, which he then spent on lottery tickets.

Fort Kent Police Chief Kenneth Michaud said Andrew Marquis of Charette Hill, Fort Kent, allegedly entered the office of Morin Construction Hot Top and Snow Removal office and stole blank checks, on which he wrote himself 39 checks in amounts ranging from approximately $380 to $410.

FORT KENT – The Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine primarily suspended Robert K. Desai, M.D., on May 14, citing an “imminent danger” in a press release the Maine State government issued Thursday afternoon.

According to the press release, the board reviewed information which raised serious concerns about Dr. Desai's fitness to practice medicine. Based upon review of the information, the board determined that Dr. Desai presented an imminent danger to his patients.

ST. AGATHA – On May 7, 11 teams competed in the Northern Maine Regional Envirothon at the St. Agatha public boat launch. St. Agatha's Wisdom High School placed third in their very first attempt at this state- and nation-wide environmental competition, at which Easton High School took first place, and therefore will be going on to the state finals on May 23 in Bowdoin, Maine along with three other teams.

FORT KENT – The Martin-Klein American Legion Post 133 is holding events throughout Memorial Day weekend.

Since the American Revolution, nearly 1.2 million men and women have given their lives in the service of the United States so that citizens may all enjoy the freedoms that many people may take for granted.

Legion spokesperson Duane Belanger said, “Let us all come together to honor that sacrifice this Memorial Day Weekend.”

MADAWASKA - Some might say that the Central Building Supply annual open house has become an anticipated spring event over the years, and this year plenty of people showed up to enjoy free hot dogs and beverages, to sign up for door prizes, and also to take advantage of a store-wide 20 percent off sale on selected items. Vendors were on hand to answer customers questions about various products, which include some new lines this year.