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  • 2 weeks ago | bangordailynews.com | Christopher Bouchard

    VAN BUREN, Maine – The port of entry connecting Van Buren and St. Leonard, New Brunswick will be temporarily closed to vehicles next month due to construction, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The closure, which is due to construction taking place on du Pont Street in St. Leonard, will begin June 9 at 6 a.m. and is expected to finish by 10 p.m on June 11.

  • 2 weeks ago | bangordailynews.com | Christopher Bouchard

    The Maine Department of Transportation will install 11 signs throughout the state welcoming Canadian visitors ahead of the summer tourism season as part of an effort to improve relations with the neighboring country, which have soured on the national level due to President Donald Trump’s ongoing trade war. The signs will be installed in key locations at border crossing and other locations throughout the state.

  • 3 weeks ago | bangordailynews.com | Christopher Bouchard

    Two new resources that will connect people across Aroostook County were launched on Friday, including a new vehicle that a community service agency will use to visit its clients across the large, rural region. During a ceremony, Aroostook County Action Program launched its mobile service unit, a new fully-equipped bus-sized vehicle that will travel across The County to deliver its services, such as nutritional and health care assistance, and support with housing and employment.

  • 4 weeks ago | bangordailynews.com | Christopher Bouchard

    VAN BUREN, Maine — Budget cuts proposed by the Trump administration would cancel funding for a program that has created national connections and funding opportunities for rural towns in Maine and throughout the country. The 30-year-old Citizens’ Institute on Rural Design program is funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, which Trump has targeted for elimination in his budget proposal.

  • 1 month ago | bangordailynews.com | Christopher Bouchard

    MADAWASKA, Maine — Madawaska and its biggest employer, Twin Rivers Paper Co., are clashing after town officials denied a request to lower the assessed value of the mill’s real estate by $25.3 million to reduce its overall tax bill. The Select Board made the decision last week, during a heated hour-and-a-half discussion with company officials.

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