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Riverfront Park Dig
 Pioneer Times photo/Elna Seabrooks
Sonny Folsom, left, and Steve Hagerman, both equipment operators for the Houlton Public Works Department, confer about their excavation for placement of a 9-foot bronze statue of a moose conceived and sculpted by Hammond artist Glenn Hines with assistance from his wife Diane. The sculpture will be dedicated Friday, July 3 at noon in Riverfront Park. The men said the backhoe was used to dig a hole 10 feet long by seven feet wide by five feet deep in preparation for the statue that, at one time, had been in the downtown area.
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Remembering Native American Veterans
  Contributed photos/Nancy Bledsoe
David Slagger, a veteran of the U.S. Marines, stood with Maliseet Chief Brenda Commander as a small crowd gathered on the reservation to remember sacrifices made by Native American veterans for the country. Gov. John Baldacci signed a bill April 30 establishing June 21 as Native American Veterans Day in Maine. Commander read names of tribal veterans who served the United States in various wars while a group of Native American women, the Four Winds, sang and played drums. To the right, Maliseet Tribal Police Officer Jim Bledsoe prepared the Canadian flag to fly with the U.S. flag for the ceremony.
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Houlton’s Community Market debuts Friday
What do sugar snap peas, beet greens, homemade jams, ducks and iron art have in common? All can be found at the newly established Houlton Community Market. The Community Market, made up of vegetable producers, bakers and artisan crafters, will kick off its inaugural day in conjunction with the 4th of July weekend festivities on Friday, July 3 from 8 a.m. to noon on Broadway St in downtown Houlton.
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Sex offender arrested on drug charges
By Elna Seabrooks
Staff Writer
HOULTON — A convicted 31-year-old sex offender was cooling his heels in the Aroostook County Jail on a domestic violence-related charge when he faced new charges last Wednesday — allegedly trafficking in Schedule Z and Schedule W drugs.
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St. Mary’s closing in on $500,000 in fund-raising
by Lois Downing
HOULTON — Lifelong parishioner at St. Mary of the Visitation, David McGillicuddy, was among several churchgoers recognized recently for their efforts on behalf of the Bishop’s Appeal which raised nearly $500,000 at St. Mary’s. In addition to helping St. Mary’s, the campaign — “Strengthening the Heartbeat of the Church” — will help support other parishes and programs for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland.
 Pioneer Times photo/Elna Seabrooks
APPEALING ARTWORK — David McGillicuddy, who chaired the Bishop’s Appeal at St. Mary’s shows off a color reprint of the original watercolor donated to the church. He and the fund-raising committee raised nearly $500,000 so far for parishes and programs in the Diocese of Portland.
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