The International Bridge between Madawaska, Maine, and Edmunston, New Brunswick.
When COVID-19 hit the U.S. more than a year ago, one of the first steps the country took was to close its northern border with Canada. Essential travel is still allowed, but more casual trips have been banned, and are likely to remain so for the foreseeable future as daily case counts stay elevated in both countries.
All those changes have drastically affected life in northern Aroostook County, where families often straddle the border and have in some cases traveled back and forth multiple times a day between, say, Madawaska and nearby Edmundston, New Brunswick, to see each other.
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Both Canada’s New Brunswick transportation agency and MaineDOT agreed that, despite efforts to maintain its upkeep, the old bridge’s rate of deterioration was quickly bringing it closer to being obsolete. (MaineDOT photo)
Construction on two large federal infrastructure projects are scheduled to get going in Maine s most northern community this summer.
A long-planned effort to rebuild the Madawaska/Edmundston International Bridge across the Saint John River from Madawaska, Maine, to Edmunston, New Brunswick, along with the new U.S. Land Port of Entry (LPOE), will each likely transform the face of the tiny Maine community.
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Sandy and Mike Bragdon of Presque Isle browse through items at a booth during the Top O Maine Trade Show in Madawaska on April 28, 2018.
(Jessica Potila | St. John Valley Times)
Sandy and Mike Bragdon of Presque Isle browse through items at a booth during the Top O Maine Trade Show in Madawaska on April 28, 2018.
(Jessica Potila | St. John Valley Times)
Top O’ Maine Trade Show canceled second year in a row due to COVID-19 safety restrictions For the second year in a row, the St. John Valley Chamber of Commerce & Tourism board of directors canceled the annual Top O’ Maine Trade Show due to COVID-19 safety restrictions.
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Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Hebert won first place for Best Decorated Home in the Madawaska Beautification Committee s Christmas decorating contest.
(Courtesy of Madawaska Beautification Committee)
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Hebert won first place for Best Decorated Home in the Madawaska Beautification Committee s Christmas decorating contest.
(Courtesy of Madawaska Beautification Committee)
Madawaska Beautification Committee names decorating contest winners Contributed • January 6, 2021 The Madawaska Beautification Committee recently announced the winners of the Madawaska Christmas Decorating Contest.
MADAWASKA, Maine The Madawaska Beautification Committee recently announced the winners of the Madawaska Christmas Decorating Contest.
Winners were selected by area citizens.
The committee is comprised of three entities: St. John Valley Chamber of Commerce and Tourism, the town of Madawaska and the Acadian Festival Committee.