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• Tuesday: Cloudy with a shower or two, with a high of 57 and low of 49 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 66, low: 47.
• Thursday: Rain and drizzle in the p.m., with a high of 71 and low of 52 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• Public Hearing
  Madawaska Middle\/High School Madawaska Middle/High School-2-MMHS-Cafeteria (200)
  6:00 pm
Friday October 2
• Comedian Bob Marley CARIBOU MAINE →
  Caribou Performing Arts Center, 308 Sweden Street, Caribou
• Comedian Bob Marley CARIBOU MAINE October 2 at 7PM! →
  Caribou Performing Arts Center, 308 Sweden Street, Caribou
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• The Kirk Minihane Show →
  Lakeview Restaurant, 9 Lakeview Drive, Saint Agatha
• Spud Speedway Events - 2026 →
  Spud Speedway, 209 Thompson Road, Caribou
Monday October 5
• Bogey Monsters Fall Golf Program →
  Caribou Country Club, 723 Sweden St, Caribou
  3:00 pm
Thursday October 8
• TUSK (Fleetwood Mac Tribute) →
  Caribou Performing Arts Center, 308 Sweden Street, Caribou
Saturday October 10
• Hope and Justice Project's Fire & Ice Gala →
  Lakeview Restaurant, 9 Lakeview Drive, Saint Agatha
Wednesday November 11
• Caribou Parks & Recreation Commission Meeting →
  Caribou Wellness & Recreation Center, 55 Bennett Dr, Caribou
  6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Caribou

• Caribou Medical Center opens after renovations (hjnews.com)
• Foxcroft Academy Competes at 76th Old Town Cross Country Sectionals (news-usa.today)
• Tenants facing eviction after complaining of wet, moldy Loring Base apartment (bostonglobe.com)

Presque Isle

• Obituary: Helen M. Carbonneau (pressherald.com)
• Trump ads funded by taxpayers air on Maine stations (bangordailynews.com)

Houlton

• Houlton council candidate wants to prioritize respect and citizen input (bangordailynews.com)

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