Fort Kent schools were closed Friday in honor of Veterans Day, but students had already learned some important lessons about veteran life from a local veteran and American Legion sergeant-at-arms.
A group that advocates for the education of military veterans has awarded the University of Maine at Fort Kent the designation of a 2022-2023 Military Friendly School.
EAGLE LAKE, Maine American Legion National Commander Vincent “Jim” Troiola made history when he visited Smart-Soucie Post 176 in the small northern Maine town of Eagle Lake on Saturday.
This was the first-ever visit by a Legion national commander to Post 176, which was chartered in 1947 and has 95 members nationwide.
Fort Kent voters passed all 63 articles of a proposed town budget with an estimated net tax commitment of $4.9 million during the annual town meeting on Monday, March 28.