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🌱 How will RSU 39’s $1.7M hike hit Caribou taxpayers?

Good morning to you Caribou! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How will RSU 39’s $1.7M hike hit Caribou taxpayers?
  • Want a say in Aroostook tourism from right here in Caribou?

Also on today's calendar: Caribou Parks & Recreation Commission Meeting.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Variably cloudy; not as cool, with a high of 60 and low of 35 degrees.
  • Saturday: Increasing clouds, temps: high: 62, low: 41.
  • Sunday: Cooler with periods of rain, with a high of 47 and low of 27 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Caribou school district projects $1.7M budget increase (bangordailynews.com) — Caribou’s RSU 39 school district is eyeing a roughly $1.7 million, 6.85% budget increase to $26.2 million next year, largely driven by staff pay and rising insurance costs. Officials say avoiding staff cuts leaves limited room to trim, while residents worry about how much more local taxpayers will shoulder ahead of key May and June budget votes.
   

• Aroostook County Tourism Seeks Board Members — Apply by May 18 (whoufm.com) — Residents connected to tourism and business in Caribou can now apply to serve on Aroostook County Tourism’s volunteer board, which meets monthly at the Northern Maine Development Commission office in town. Four regional seats are open, and interested applicants must submit a letter of interest by May 18 to the Caribou mailing address listed.
   

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  • McDonald's posted a job opening for Team Member - Late Night Shifts in Caribou. Apply here.
  • First Atlantic Health Care posted a job opening for Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) in Caribou. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Caribou here.

🗞 Nearby News

Presque Isle

  • MSAD1 Plans Public Hearing on School Consolidation (wagmtv.com)
  • Aroostook County homelessness becomes more visible as temperatures warm (wabi.tv)
  • Home a Total Loss After Fort Fairfield Fire (wagmtv.com)

Houlton

  • Victim notification system available in some Maine jails, but not statewide (wagmtv.com)
  • Aroostook appliance repairman opens sales shop to meet soaring demand (bangordailynews.com)

Ok Caribou! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Caribou

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Caribou

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.