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‘Not just a day to light candles,’ advocates to call for action on Overdose Awareness Day
Overdose Awareness Day on Saturday is not just a day to light candles to mourn those who have died, explained Courtney Gary-Allen, organizing director of Maine Recovery Advocacy Project. “It’s a day where we take action so that we don’t have to keep lighting candles,” Gary-Allen said. Mainers plan to gather in Bangor to mark […]
This Maine Man’s Amazing Batman Costume Is So Detailed It Earned a Guinness World Record
Maine has earned some interesting Guinness World Record awards over the years, including the longest line of whoopie pies and the tallest snowperson. But Maine's "weirdest" Guinness World Record, according to Mental Floss, you probably didn't even know about. Were you even aware there was a record for "most functional...
Causes Of Death And Names Released In Piscataqua River Bridge Incident
Medical Examiners in Maine and New Hampshire have finished the autopsies of 3 people involved in an incident that started in NH and ended, tragically, in Maine, on Thursday. Shannon Moss, Maine Department of Public Safety Spokesperson, says they now have the cause of death and have identified those who were killed.
Maine Senate candidate, GOP champion, dies suddenly
PORTLAND, Maine (WMTW) - Susan Abercrombie, a longtime public servant and current candidate for Maine Senate, has died. Abercrombie, a Republican from Portland, was running against Rachel Talbot-Ross, the current Speaker of the Maine House, for the Maine Senate District 28 seat. Under state law, Abercrombie’s name has now been...
Do You Recognize Where in Maine This Photo Was Taken in 1968?
This photo was recently shared on Facebook that was taken somewhere in Maine in 1968. Do you know where it is?. None of what you see stands today, but the intersection remains. The location is somewhere in Cumberland County. The intersection is a lot busier today than it was in...
Retailer With 11 Locations in Maine to End DEI Policies
This major retailer, which is found all across our Pine Tree State, has announced its intentions to end certain diversity-related policies. Many companies have diversity policies in place because they want to create a fair and welcoming environment for everyone. These policies help ensure that people of all backgrounds feel...
MDI-Old Town Girl’s Soccer Exhibition [PHOTOS]
The MDI Trojans took on the Old Town Coyotes in an exhibition on Saturday, August 31st as part of the Hampden Academy Play Day. The format was that the teams played 45 minutes running time, with the teams changing sides after 22 minutes with no halftime. MDI will open the...
Black Bears Top Minutewomen in Overtime
EVANSTON, Ill. – Zoe Furber scored eight minutes, seven seconds into overtime as the University of Maine field hockey team topped UMass, 2-1, on Saturday afternoon at Lakeside Field. The Black Bears took a 1-0 lead just over three minutes into the neutral-site contest on Saylor Kuefler's first goal of the season. The Minutewomen responded six minutes later to even up the score at 1-1. Neither team scored in the second quarter and Maine finished the first half with a 6-5 edge in shots and a 4-3 edge in shots on goal. The third and fourth quarters saw the Minutewomen...
Maine Field Hockey Beats UMass 2-1 in OT for 1st Win
The UMaine Field Hockey Team beat UMass 2-1 in overtime on Saturday morning, in Evanston, Illinois for their 1st win of the season. Saylor Kuefler scored her 1st goal of the season with 3:26 gone to put UMaine on top 1-0. But it took just 6:16 for the Lady Minutemen...
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