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- Brew what you love, and love what you brew:
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- 126th aviation unit home for good :
"It is quite unfortunate that David Morse, MPBN's vice president for advancement and new media, " Comment on: Don't tune out MPBN when the "This case is a good argument for lynching but since there's no chance ...
- Hundreds greet Maine soldiers at BIA
View collections of photographs by award-winning Bangor Daily News photo journalists.
- Area health care providers win grants
MPBN: Plan to close towers a not Area health care providers win grants The Maine Health Access Foundation has announced grants for 2008 totaling $5.2 million to improve the quality and delivery of health care ...
- Another storm bears down as Mainers bundle up
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- Two men going to jail for assault in separate cases:
"where are you hard working mom.....i know you have a comment out there.....let me help you " Ex-teacher in Maine gets 60 days "Wow. I registered on BDN just to say 75% of the people who posted on here is the ...
- Threat of icy storm causes school cancellations
Meteorologist Tim Duda of the National Weather Service in Caribou said early Thursday afternoon that freezing rain was falling in the Portland area and that the storm is moving quickly to the northeast.
- Few details available in assault case involving County infant
Few details available in assault case involving County infant PRESQUE ISLE, Maine a ' Investigators released few additional details Wednesday in the case where a 5-week-old girl allegedly was assaulted by her ...
- Presque Isle father accused of assaulting 5-week-old daughter
"a oeIf Hollywood Slots is not doing well financially, ita TMs because Maine people dona TMt have " Presque Isle father accused of assaulting 5-week-old daughter PRESQUE ISLE, Maine a ' A local man was arrested ...
- Remember picking taters by hand
An hour-long documentary on a rapidly vanishing way of life - handpicking potatoes - is now for sale in western Maine.
- Don't Waste Two Months
"I'm sure i wont be alone in hell. : " "gone not done..oops" Altercation erupts over peta s "Bobsiegler - someone actually proposed arming teachers in yesterdays letters to the editor.
- Altercation erupts over pet's death in Maine:
"I'm sure i wont be alone in hell. : " "gone not done..oops" Altercation erupts over peta TMs "Bobsiegler - someone actually proposed arming teachers in yesterdays letters to the editor.
- Gasoline Prices
Gasoline prices in Aroostook County, for the most part, are below the two dollar mark.
- Man hides in trash to escape officers
Bangor among nation's safest 4 comments Man hides in trash to escape officers Transient has long criminal history CARIBOU, Maine - A transient with an extensive criminal history in several states was arrested ...
- Vacant home destroyed by fire in Woodland
"So if the substance of the argument was reported, and both sides of the story were told and " Garland man flees with 3-year-old ""Yellow Light Breen"?" Maine bank may try for rescue "Didn't the BPD question ...
- Amid reviews, First Wind opens office
View collections of photographs by award-winning Bangor Daily News photo journalists.
- Another round of wind, precipitation on tap
Another round of wind, precipitation on tap The wintry chill that has gripped Maine for much of the past week is expected to ease beginning today but will be followed by wet and windy conditions, according to ...
- Easton Road Fire
A blaze on the Easton Road yesterday mobilized several fire departments in the Presque Isle region.
- Aroostook County officials weigh E-911 options:
A proposal that, if passed, would have the Penobscot Regional Communications Center or another such entity answer E-911 calls originating from The County is still being considered by county officials, Aroostook ...
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City DescriptionCaribou is a city in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. Its population was 8,312 at the 2000 census. The city is the birthplace of current U.S. Senator Susan M. Collins.
Alexander Cochran visited the area in 1793 seeking a water mill site. Fourteen years later, Charles Turner surveyed ten thousand acres (40 km²) of land in northern Maine, then part of the state of Massachusetts. In 1808, Captain William Eaton was deeded these same 10,000 acres (40 km²) as a reward for his heroic victory over the Barbary Pirates. This estate became known as the Eaton Grant, and now comprises the southeastern section of Caribou. Around 1824, settlers began arriving from New Brunswick and settled on the north side of the Aroostook River.
Between 1838 and 1839, the undeclared Aroostook War flared between the United States and Canada. The despute over the international boundary delayed settlement of the area until after the signing of the Webster-Ashburton Treaty in 1842. With peace restored, European settlers arrived in large numbers in 1843. From Eaton Plantation and part of half-township H, Caribou was incorporated on April 5, 1859 as the town of Lyndon. In 1869, it annexed Eaton, Sheridan and ... Read MoreCity Contained By:Timezones:- North American Eastern Time Zone
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