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The 169th Northern Maine Fair starts next week
Officials are preparing to open the gates for the 169th Northern Maine Agricultural Fair. The annual event is slated for Wednesday, July 31 through Sunday, Aug. 4 at the Northern Maine Fairgrounds in Presque Isle. Maine has 25 agricultural fairs, but only two of them are in Aroostook County. Houlton’s...
Presque Isle area From our Files – Week of July 24, 2024
Enviable record of life insurance achievement — The business of the Security Mutual Life Insurance Company of Binghamton, N.Y., represented in Aroostook by M. X. Beaulieu had grown to such proportions that the company’s president, who was here July 11th, had decided to recognize Mr. Beaulieu’s successful efforts by leasing for him the fine suite of offices in the Boone Block. The company;s Roster of Achievement, published monthly, for the month of June, showed that Mr. Beaulieu was the ninth man on the list on the month’s business, and seventh in order for the country as a whole. Mr. and Mrs. A. Roix, who joined the force two months prior, had made a most enviable record of achievement, being 31st in the list out of a thousand in the employment of the company. She was also the only lady agent who had qualified during the month of June for the special honor roll.
Presque Isle Childcare Resource Center Makes Progress
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (WAGM) - United Way of Aroostook is another step closer to their goal of addressing the County’s growing concerns over childcare availability. Recently the United Way of Aroostook announced a new childcare resource center. The Aroostook Partnership has donated $20,000 towards the establishment of the Aroostook Childcare Resource Center. Getting United Way Aroostook much closer to their initial goal of $90,000 to kickstart efforts to address the current childcare crisis.
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