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🌱 How did Houlton’s girls pull off their narrow win over Stearns?
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- How did Houlton’s girls pull off their narrow win over Stearns?
Today's riddle: What did the little needle say to the mother needle when it brought home a failing report card? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Snow and flurries at times, with a high of 22 and low of 1 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
- Friday: Very cold; breezy in the a.m., temps: high: 9, low: -2.
- Saturday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high of 12 and low of 3 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• County Hoops: Caribou Wins at Buzzer; Wisdom Girls Roll (q961.com) — Houlton’s girls basketball team edged Stearns 46–43 in a tight Monday matchup, one of several Aroostook County games leading into the holiday. The roundup highlights big wins and buzzer-beaters for schools across the region, including Caribou’s dramatic last-second boys victory over Mattanawcook and standout scoring performances from multiple players. 
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Fort Kent Boys Varsity Basketball @ Hodgdon
Hodgdon High School , 175 Hodgdon Mills Rd , Hodgdon
4:00 pm - CVArts Presents: Acoustic East Coast
Carleton North High School · Florenceville-Bristol , NB , Bridgewater
7:30 pm - Kin Club Bingo
Florenceville Kin Center · Florenceville-Bristol , NB , Bridgewater
7:00 pm - Public Youth Art Group
Mark and Emily Turner Memorial Library , Circulation Computer , 39 2nd St , Presque Isle
2:30 pm
Saturday December 27
Sunday December 28
Tuesday December 30
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🗞 Nearby News
Presque Isle
- Maine stood up for reproductive care this year (pressherald.com)
- These are the hurdles to combining Aroostook's 3 largest high schools (bangordailynews.com)
- University of Maine receives $6.6 million estate gift (philanthropynewsdigest.org)
Caribou
- Police arrest driver in Fort Fairfield crash that killed 2 (bangordailynews.com)
Old Town
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