In a recent school board meeting, RSU 39 in Caribou announced they would no longer be funding the school resource officer position. Newssource 8′s Corey Bouchard has more on the community’s reaction to this news.
The Aroostook Agency on Aging celebrated Older American Month today with its’ first Community Hot Dog Roast. Scott Maloney was there and has the story.
On the heels of the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde Texas, RSU 39 School Resource Officer Kevin St. Peter says: the response to a shooting in the county could look much different.
It’s been more than 10 months since the fire that claimed the Dr. Levesque Elementary School in Frenchville, and as the first school year since the fire comes to a close, Brian Bouchard sat down with MSAD 33 Superintendent Ben Sirois to get an update on the situation.
Flu season is in full swing. The predominate strain this year is currently influenza A. If you do develop symptoms, it can be almost impossible to tell whether it's the flu or Covid.
Two Neutral Countries, Sweden and Finland, have applied for membership to NATO citing growing security threats following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
First Responders throughout the County got a chance to experience a simulation based training to prepare them for providing Emergency Medical Care in a tactical environment. Newssource 8′s Corey Bouchard learns more about how this training could help in the most severe situations.
Students at the University of Maine Fort Kent will now be able to bring a special friend to campus with them. The University has announced it is now a pet friendly campus.
A special story done by our friends at WOWL, Madawaska’s student supported local access television station. According to the birding website ebird.org over 3 million birds migrate daily through Maine during this time of year. Saturday, May 14, marked Cornell University’s 24-hour birding marathon to mark which birds will be passing through.
Cutting-edge computer technology designed to mimic the human brain is being used by hackers to create lifelike videos of celebrities and politicians. But now, bad actors are using this readily available tech to target everyday social media users in cryptocurrency scams.
The Maine Future Farmers of America of FFA, normally holds their state convention at the University of Maine Orono. This year, the convention is being held on both the University of Maine at Presque Isle and Northern Maine Community College campuses.
Transportation Barriers are one of the most common reasons for missed appointments. In this week’s Aroostook Community Matters, Corey Bouchard learns more about a program from the Aroostook Regional Transportation System aiming to recruit people to help with that issue.
The first in-person graduation since 2019 took place over the weekend at the University of Maine at Presque Isle and the University of Maine at Fort Kent. Newssource 8′s Corey Bouchard was in Presque Isle for the Commencement and has the story.
Due to new rules from the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, vanity License plates with obscene or profane messages will soon be removed. Newssource 8′s Corey Bouchard has more
A Lack of skills is often a barrier to employment many young job seekers face. In this week's Aroostook Community Matters, Corey Bouchard takes a look at a Workforce Opportunity program looking to help people get their career on the right track.
The Maine School of Science and Mathematics Robotics Team was in Texas last week to compete for the title of World Champions, and now that their back home NewsSource8′s Brian Bouchard caught up with them to see how they did.
Two years of present day pandemic can be frustrating for many people. But a local center for the arts is helping people, particularly youth channel that frustration through creativity. Shawn Cunningham reports in this week’s The Path Forward.
In the face of a national shortage of dental workers, a partnership between Adult education and a local dentist’s office is forging a new path to help build the dental workforce in Aroostook County.
A community organization that launched during the pandemic is now in need of the community’s help to find a new location. Shawn Cunningham explains in this week’s The Path Forward.
U.S. health officials say they’re expecting more Covid cases with the new B-A-2 variant. But a large surge is unlikely. As we’re day three into spring, more states are continuing the trend of rolling back mask requirements and loosening restrictions. And that’s because of vaccination and booster rates. In this week’s The Path Forward, Shawn Cunningham talks to one healthcare practitioner who says vaccination is the key to fully turning the page of this pandemic.
