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Maine Downtown Center visits the Heart of Ellsworth as part of Main Street America application
ELLSWORTH — On Aug. 15 Heart of Ellsworth welcomed Main Downtown Center to the City of Ellsworth for a site visit as part of their Main Street AmericaTM designation application […]
Record number of large cruise ships to make port in Rockland, business community starts planning
ROCKLAND – Smaller cruise ships continue to arrive in Rockland Harbor through the end of August 2024, but it’s what’s ahead that has the downtown area bracing itself while others are mobilizing strategic planning for the local business sector. An additional 18,000 passengers and an anticipated revenue...
Tonight You Can Enjoy A FREE Movie At Maine Savings Amphitheater
A FREE movie outdoors? Not a bad way to kick off the weekend!. This summer, it is rare to have a non-concert night on the Bangor Waterfront, especially on a Friday, so get the family together tonight, because Bangor Parks and Recreation are teaming up with the Maine Savings Amphitheater, to host a FREE screening of the smash Disney hit "Encanto"
New South Bristol School Principal Eager to Engage Community
The South Bristol School Mariners have a new, but familiar, face at the helm in Laurie Stiles who is excited to take over as principal for the upcoming school year. Stiles, who taught math and social studies at the school for the past year, said she’s looking forward to working with the staff, students, and the community in a different capacity.
Pilot whose plane went missing in Northern Maine in 1972 to be honored
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Saturday the Maine Army National Guard is holding a military presentation to honor the life of pilot Billy Hogan. In May of 1972, Hogan’s plane went missing in Aroostook County during a flight from Connecticut to Houlton. At the ceremony, Billy’s brother, Jerome Hogan, will...
Seal Island sees record number of breeding puffins
From a bird blind on Seal Island, I watched as puffins zoomed in from the sea with a rainbow of fish drooping from their beaks. They carried copper and golden juvenile haddock, redfish and white hake. Others had pink krill from massive upwellings that created magenta blotches just offshore. Some...
Crowds descend upon 77th Kiwanis Yard Sale & Auction
ORONO, Maine (WABI) - It was off to the races in Orono Friday for the 77th annual Kiwanis Yard Sale and Auction. From clothing to toys to hardware and more, there’s plenty of new and donated items to pick through and find. The only thing standing in your way...
Luxury living in Ogunquit, Maine: Four new $2 million homes coming soon
OGUNQUIT, Maine — The team behind four new luxury homes to be built off Captain Thomas Road is promising the residences will be something new and needed in Ogunquit. As he clutched a shovel for the project’s groundbreaking ceremony on Aug. 22, Rock Bisson, the general contractor and president of Generation Homes in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, offered a vision for what the future owners of the new homes can expect. ...
Local developer planning a multi-unit apartment complex for Bangor
BANGOR -- A local developer is looking to construct a five-hundred-unit apartment complex on Stillwater Avenue in Bangor. His goal for the average cost of rent is around eleven hundred dollars. Developer Justin Freeman says the multi-unit apartment complex will be constructed on the 42 acres of land on Stillwater...
TD Bank Golf Tournament raises over $14,000 for NMCC Foundation
Aroostook County – The 17th annual TD Bank Golf Tournament to Benefit the NMCC Foundation took place on Thursday, August 15th, at the Presque Isle Country Club. This year’s event raised $14,851 to support students at Northern Maine Community College, drawing the largest number of teams since 2019. A total of 21 teams, comprising 88 golfers, teed off in the annual scramble.
Local Flavor: A bar in Biddeford, cafe in Old Orchard Beach, and cookout in Saco
Marie Grasser owner of Charcutemarie, and her sister Sophia Normantas have announced that they plan to open Apéro at 20 Alfred St., Biddeford, with a target date of Oct. 1. Apéro will serve craft cocktails and mocktails along with charcuterie. The sisters said in a video on Instagram that they envision it having a “moody, sexy, fun” Parisian vibe while being a “comfortable, cozy space.”
SCEC Awarded $541,000 to Expand Small Business Services in Washington County
Machias, ME – Sunrise County Economic Council (SCEC) has been awarded a $541,000 Congressionally Directed Spending Award through the U.S. Small Business Administration to expand its small business services and programs in Washington County. These funds were secured by Maine’s U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and will leverage $86,440 in non-federal matching funds over the two-year project, which starts next month.
Hair Removal Clinic Going In Next To New Starbucks In Bangor
Plans to develop a newly constructed 3-tenant build that occupies a double-lot, #685 and #699 of Broadway in Bangor started back in 2022. Originally, it was thought that there would be an Orange Theory Gym and some sort of Walk-in Care facility to occupy the other two units being built, alongside the new Starbucks Cafe.
Medomak Valley football is back to build on regional championship appearance
WALDOBORO, Maine (WABI) - The Medomak Valley Panthers are back with plans to contend in Class C North. They made it all the way to the regional championship game before bowing out to the Oceanside Mariners, 34-22, last November. There will be new pieces in place this year. The Panthers...
Community Calendar: Aug. 24-Sept. 1, 2024
Yoga at the Orchards, 8-9 am, McDougal Orchard, 201 Hanson Ridge Rd., Springvale. Sanford Farmers’ Market, 8 am-noon, Central Park, 920 Main St. School Supplies Distribution, 9 am, Curtis Lake Church, 38 Westview Dr. Baby Blessings, 10 am-noon, St. George’s Episcopal Church, 3 Emerson St. The Wintery Mix,...
More questions ballot bound in Wiscasset
A check with Maine Municipal Association over a committee’s request has led to plans for more Nov. 5 ballot questions for Wiscasset voters. Selectmen Aug. 20 supported ordinance changes Town Manager Dennis Simmons said would meet the Wiscasset Municipal Airport Advisory Committee’s goal of voting privileges for longtime member Steve Williams of Georgetown.
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