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St. John Valley Flood: 5 Year Anniversary Part Two

St. John Valley Flood: 5 Year Anniversary Part Two

| May 1, 2013

We continue our series looking back on the St. John and Fish river floods of 2008 that hit the town of Fort Kent especially hard. News Source 8′s Katie Zarrilli has more on the damage done.

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St. John Valley Flood: The Five Year Anniversary

St. John Valley Flood: The Five Year Anniversary

| April 30, 2013

Tuesday marked the five year anniversary of the historic 2008 flood in the St. John Valley. We begin our series looking back on the devastating flood. News Source 8′s Katie Zarrilli has more on why the water got so high.

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Invasive Insect Training Session

Invasive Insect Training Session

| April 26, 2013

Many of us wouldn’t want to spend a large chunk of our day looking at insects, but on Friday folks in Fort Kent did. They were learning about invasive forest insects and what we can do to keep them from eating up our trees. News Source 8′s Katie Zarrilli has more.

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County School Named One of Best High Schools in the US

County School Named One of Best High Schools in the US

| April 25, 2013

One county school is getting some big national attention. The Maine School of Science and Mathematics was ranked by US News and World Report as one of the top high schools in the country. Katie Zarrilli reports.

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Meth Awareness Session

Meth Awareness Session

| April 24, 2013

Over the last year and a half the Maine Drug Enforcement agency has seized quite a few meth labs here in the county. Last night residents in Houlton attended an awareness session to learn about the drug and what they can do to keep their neighborhoods safe. News Source 8′s Katie Zarrilli has more.

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