Fiddlehead Focus - St. John Valley Times

Fiddlehead Focus - St. John Valley Times Covering the St. John River Valley in beautiful Aroostook County, Maine Fiddlehead Focus is the best way for people interested in the St.

John Valley to keep in touch with what's happening in the region.

See what drove Valley business in 2023.
12/27/2023

See what drove Valley business in 2023.

This article compiled by Chris Bouchard highlights stories from January through June. The second installment will appear soon.

What records did the St. John Valley break in 2023? Read on.All your local Valley news is on TheCounty.me.
12/26/2023

What records did the St. John Valley break in 2023? Read on.

All your local Valley news is on TheCounty.me.

This article compiled by Chris Bouchard highlights some of the key events in the region.

See what County communities did to spark positive change and renewal.Find all your St. John Valley news, along with news...
12/26/2023

See what County communities did to spark positive change and renewal.

Find all your St. John Valley news, along with news from all of Aroostook, at TheCounty.me.

It’s as though 2023 was the year people in Aroostook County took a look at the vacant storefronts and aging infrastructure on the main streets of their cities and towns and said “we need to fix this.”

Bishop Deeley helps celebrate a St. John Valley church's reopening.Find all your St. John Valley news at TheCounty.me.
12/01/2023

Bishop Deeley helps celebrate a St. John Valley church's reopening.

Find all your St. John Valley news at TheCounty.me.

St. Thomas Aquinas church reopened on Thursday night with a Mass of reparation led by Bishop Robert Deeley.

Why more than 200 wrestlers are coming to the Valley this winter.
11/29/2023

Why more than 200 wrestlers are coming to the Valley this winter.

About 200 student wrestlers will travel from towns up to six hours away to Fort Kent for the Class B regional wrestling championship event on Feb. 2.

A Valley community will see a new border station open in a few months.Find all your St. John Valley news on TheCounty.me...
11/29/2023

A Valley community will see a new border station open in a few months.

Find all your St. John Valley news on TheCounty.me.

When the $65 million port of entry project is complete, GSA officials say it will house administration, training staff, staff support, processing support, enforcement support, agricultural inspection, building support, inspection support areas, and training facilities.

This town will pitch in on a $2.4 million water project.Find all your St. John Valley news at TheCounty.me.
11/29/2023

This town will pitch in on a $2.4 million water project.

Find all your St. John Valley news at TheCounty.me.

The project is valued at $2.4 million. Pleasant Street contains numerous facilities, including Fort Kent’s elementary and high school, the University of Maine at Fort Kent, and a preschool and adult learning center.

Replacing the Dr. Levesque School won't happen quickly.
11/28/2023

Replacing the Dr. Levesque School won't happen quickly.

Assuming approval is given in 2026, a realistic timeline to have a new school built is approximately four to five years after that time. The best case scenario would be a new school in 2030.

See how Van Buren kicked off the holiday season.
11/27/2023

See how Van Buren kicked off the holiday season.

Van Buren was lit up with colorful lights as dozens of floats drove through town.

This St. John Valley's mill rate will rise by more than 2 percent.Find all your St. John Valley news on TheCounty.me.
11/21/2023

This St. John Valley's mill rate will rise by more than 2 percent.

Find all your St. John Valley news on TheCounty.me.

Madawaska officials set the town’s annual mill rate to $25.40 per $1,000 worth of evaluated property, which represents a 2.65 increase over last year’s rate of 22.76.

Valley students will present 'Oliver!' the musical next weekend.Find all your St. John Valley news at TheCounty.me.
11/20/2023

Valley students will present 'Oliver!' the musical next weekend.

Find all your St. John Valley news at TheCounty.me.

More than 40 students across three school districts have been rehearsing for over three months to perform the Lionel Bart musical “Oliver,” based on the Charles Dickens novel. Their hard work will soon pay off as the play has four upcoming performances at the University of Maine at Fort Kent Fox...

An Acadian star will grace Madawaska's new port of entry.
11/18/2023

An Acadian star will grace Madawaska's new port of entry.

The sculpture, created by Pennsylvania-based sculptor and artist Ralph Helmick, is a five pointed star that represents the town and region’s Acadian heritage.

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Fiddlehead Focus is the best way for people interested in the St. John Valley to keep in touch with what's happening in the region. The Fiddlehead Focus website keeps readers up-to-date with the most current information. A weekly print publication complements the website. Reporters include Jessica Potila and Morgan Mitchell.