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Coast Guard said Body Found and Recovered in Maine
The Coast Guard said a body was discovered Friday morning near Little Chebeague Island in Casco Bay. The Maine Marine Patrol, police and first responders are on the scene recovering the body. Breaking News Updates. No more information was released. This is a developing story. Updates will be posted when...
'The Cliffs': J. Courtney Sullivan returns to Maine for the plot of her new novel
PORTLAND, Maine — Although she writes fiction, J. Courtney Sullivan loves to do research for her books. For her new novel “The Cliffs,” she immersed herself in libraries and scholarly works to educate herself further about a dizzying array of topics: Indigenous history in Maine. Shaker history. Civil War letters. The history of mediums and spiritualists. The list goes on.
'This is our best option:' Maine farmers turn to solar energy due to contaminated fields
ARUNDEL (WGME) – PFAS, also known as forever chemicals, have been nothing short of disastrous for hundreds of Maine farmers. It's ruined their land, made their cattle, milk and eggs unsafe to eat and left many farmers with serious health problems. "This farm has been in our family since...
One of the Last RadioShacks in Maine Announces It Will Close
In the early '80s, there was a boom of RadioShack stores opening in Maine, partially thanks to the growing home computer business. My first PC was a Tandy 1000EX with a built-in 5 1/4" floppy disk drive, bought at RadioShack. We had a store open up locally in Oxford, and...
Smoky Skies Expected This Weekend as Wildfire Smoke Settles Overhead
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (WAGM) - Good evening everyone and happy Friday. We saw wonderful weather across the county today with plenty of sunshine as well as mild temperatures. Highs this afternoon were right around average, reaching the mid to upper 70s for most places here in the county. High pressure sitting over the Great Lakes will continue to build eastward, resulting in a weekend filled with sunshine and summer-like temperatures. The one damper on the forecast will be smoke building in from wildfires, resulting in smoky and hazy skies for the second half of the weekend into next week.
From a Race Track to a Movie Theater
CARIBOU, Maine (WAGM) - From a racetrack to a Movie theater Folks at Spud Speedway have found a unique way to give back to the community. For the first time, there will be two drive-in movie nights at Spud Speedway. Tonight and Saturday, folks will be able to watch movies on a 20-foot wide by 12-foot-tall LED screen at the track. All they have to do is get their free ticket at one of the Big Cheese Pizza or Freshies locations.
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