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Follow Up Friday - LIFT Program
FORT KENT, Maine (WAGM) - Education is an important part of the Aroostook County community. In this week’s Throwback Thursday we looked at an adult education group that started in the year 2000. In this week’s Follow Up Friday, NewsSource 8′s Rothery Sullivan takes a look at a new UMFK program that’s bringing students from Madawaska and UMFK together to learn life skills.
Baseball Recap: Fort Fairfield extends road winning streak to three
Fort Fairfield waltzed into their match on Monday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They never let the Fort Kent Warriors onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory. Despite the win, that was the fewest runs Fort Fairfield has scored all year. The result came...
Baseball Recap: Fort Kent's loss ends four-game winning streak on the road
After a string of six wins, Fort Kent's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell just short of the Katahdin Cougars by a score of 10-9. Fort Kent was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Katahdin apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played on Saturday.
Softball Game Recap: Fort Kent Comes Up Short
Fort Kent lost a heartbreaker to Southern Aroostook when they met back in May of 2022, and they left with a heavy heart again on Saturday. The Fort Kent Warriors lost 20-0 to the Southern Aroostook Warriors. Fort Kent has not had much luck with Southern Aroostook recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Baseball Recap: Hodgdon picks up sixth straight win on the road
In what's become a running theme this season, Hodgdon gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Wisdom Pioneers with a sharp 18-6 win. Winning may never get old, but Hodgdon sure is getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Update: The Search for a Town Manager in Madawaska
MADAWASKA, Maine (WAGM) - Madawaska Residents are a step closer to a new town manager. After many months of searching, officials in the town of Madawaska hired a company called Eaton Peabody to assist them with advertising the town manager position to the public. Jason Boucher, the Co-Chair Board Selectmen...
Maine's highest court upholds sentence for mother who abandoned baby in 1985
PORTLAND (WGME) -- The mother of Baby Jane Doe, who was abandoned in a northern Maine gravel pit and left to die more than 35 years ago, has had her sentence upheld by Maine’s highest court. She is currently serving six years in prison. Police arrested Lee Ann Daigle,...
Mother who abandoned newborn in northern Maine in 1985 appeals sentence
PORTLAND (WGME) -- The mother of Baby Jane Doe, who was abandoned in a northern Maine gravel pit and left to die more than 35 years ago, is appealing her sentence. She is currently serving six years in prison. Police arrested Lee Ann Daigle, formerly Lee Ann Guerrette, of Lowell,...
Throwback Thursday - Adult Education
FORT KENT, Maine (WAGM) - Continuing your education is a goal shared by many adults seeking to learn a new skill or improve their knowledge base. Adult education programs aim to fill that gap and it’s the focus of this week’s Throwback Thursday with Brian Bouchard. Industrialist Henry...
Fort Kent Girls Tennis team hopes for another Regional Championship Appearance
FORT KENT, Maine (WAGM) - The Fort Kent Girls tennis team heads into the season with very lofty goals again this year. The Warriors are a veteran team, they returned all of their starters from last year’s team that lost in the Northern Regional Finals. Michelle Lovley):” Very excited...
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