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Sparklers cause fire that destroys Fort Kent home
Sparklers lit indoors caused a fire on Monday that destroyed a home in Fort Kent, killing two dogs and a cat. The department got the call at 1:28 p.m. and went to the home at 98 Brookside Drive, said Fort Kent Fire Chief Ed Endee. Eighteen firefighters from Fort Kent and seven from Eagle Lake and Frenchville responded. They fought the flames for about two hours, but the building was deemed a total loss.
Tragic Maine House Fire Caused by Sparklers Lit Inside
For decades, parents across the country have allowed their children to play with sparklers. For many people, they are the only type of fireworks that we are allowed to legally use. My parents allowed me to use them, but they kept a close eye on me as I waived that...
Red Cross assisting individuals following Fort Kent fire
FORT KENT, Maine (WAGM) - The Northern New England Region of the American Red Cross is assisting four individuals in the wake of a fire that destroyed a home on Brookside Drive in Fort Kent Monday. The Red Cross is providing financial assistance and comfort kits to impacted individuals. More...
Wings N Wheels
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (WAGM) - About 35 antique cars and 12 airplanes were on display in Frenchville for a Wings N Wheel show on Saturday. The Northern Aroostook Reginal Airport opened its runway to the public to view the display. There was also food vendors at the show and two bounce houses for the kids.
Maine Acadian Day Celebration
MADAWASKA, Maine (WAGM) - A celebration over the weekend in honor of Acadian Day. Maine Acadian day is held on the 28th of June. Events took place and history was shared amongst people to celebrate the families who were part of the settlement of the Madawaska Territory. Ken Theriault, Madawaska...
UMFK students named to the spring dean’s list
FORT KENT – The University of Maine at Fort Kent is proud to announce the dean’s list for the spring 2024 semester. This list includes full-time and part-time students. Local full-time honorees are Haille Hartford of Cambridge; Taija Arno and Felicia Cleaves of Dover-Foxcroft; and Eva Patrick and Andrew Pierce of Greenville.
Eagle Lake wants to stop pesticide use near public wells
EAGLE LAKE, Maine – The Eagle Lake Water & Sewer District has petitioned the state to prohibit the use of pesticides within 500 feet of two wells that supply the town’s drinking water. As part of this process, the state’s Bureau of Pesticides Control will hold a public...
Weight restriction to be lifted on Aroostook international bridge next month
MADAWASKA, Maine – The five-ton weight limit on the new Madawaska-Edmundston Bridge in Northern Aroostook County is expected to be lifted next month, allowing large trucks to drive between the American and Canadian communities for the first time in seven years. The town’s old international bridge, which was built...
Follow Up Friday: New Sweden’s Midsommar Festival
NEW SWEDEN, Maine (WAGM) - People from across the country gathered in New Sweden to decorate a maypole in honor of the annual Midsommar festival. Midsommar is a Swedish tradition at the beginning of the summer that is believed to date back as far as the 1500s. Midsommar has existed in Aroostook County since the founding of New Sweden, according to Lukas Lagasse, the president of the New Sweden Historical Society.
A New Pastry Shop Brings a Czech Snacking Tradition to the County
The kolache is a cosmopolitan pastry: well-traveled, adaptable. It was the Czechs who started stuffing fruit filling into folds of puffy, semisweet yeast dough, and they brought kolaches to Texas during a 19th-century immigration wave — “kolache country” is occasional shorthand for the Central Texas counties where they settled. The Texans set about bastardizing them, filling them with meat and other savory ingredients (which the Czechs would call klobasniky) and turning them into a drive-through breakfast and lunch staple — particularly around Houston, the birthplace of both the Kolache Factory and Kolache Shop franchises.
Utility company reaches historic achievement in clean energy production: 'Something that has not … been done before in many areas'
The state of Maine, which has set the aggressive goal of harnessing 80% of its energy from renewable sources by 2030, is already showing signs of success. As reported by WAGM News, the Fort Kent area, which is home to more than 11,000 customers, met and even exceeded 100% of its energy needs with local solar power over several days in early May — with the regional utility claiming this occurred over early afternoon hours.
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