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World’s Top Chamber Musicians Highlight Salt Bay Chamberfest
Music in Blue – the color, the emotion, the musical style – will be celebrated this August when Salt Bay Chamberfest returns to the Midcoast for its 30th season. “The musicians who come here are normally playing some of the most established and well-known concert halls in the world, like Carnegie Hall, or with some of the major orchestras, like the New York Philharmonic, and other such very, very high stature venues,” said Wilhelmina Smith, Chamberfest’s founder, artistic, and executive director.
Where battlefield leaders become business leaders- Boothbay is Grateful event Aug. 15-17
On behalf of the Boothbay Harbor Oceanside Golf Resort, The Special Operators Transition Foundation (SOTF) invites you to meet our military’s most elite Special Operations Leaders, who are looking for opportunities after they finish serving our country. Guests for these events include our military’s top-tier Special Operations Leaders, local...
Bigelow celebrates 50th anniversary with return of Café Sci series
Few people are as uniquely positioned to tell the story of Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences’ (BLOS) first 50 years as Dr. Barney Balch, and on July 16, to a crowd of about 160 at the Opera House of Boothbay Harbor, he did. Combining his personal history with the laboratory and research gleaned from 50 years’ worth of Bigelow annual reports, Balch inaugurated the 2024 Café Sci series with a look back on Bigelow’s legacy in “Celebrating the Past, Solving for the Future.”
Maine Teen Playing ‘Ding Dong Ditch’ Shot by Homeowner
When it comes to 'harmless pranks', it seems like they're really a thing of the past. Especially when it comes to pranks that teens now-a-days are pulling off. When I think back about my own childhood, I certainly remember pulling my share of pranks, though I don't distinctly remember ever playing ding-dong-ditch.
Everything You Need to Know About Maine’s New ‘Blue Envelope Program’
The Augusta Police Department announced something new that pulled me in. The Blue Envelope Program is a new program geared towards having a better level of interaction between officers and folks with disabilities or special needs, including down syndrome, autism spectrum disorder, dementia, and even anxiety and depression. The program was created by the Down Syndrome Advocacy Project of Maine.
Mainer launches app guide for Acadia National Park, local attractions
GOULDSBORO, Maine — A campground owner outside of Acadia National Park just launched an app to help visitors navigate the park, plan activities, and stay safe. The "Acadia Nat’l Park" app features hiking trails, attractions, activities, and dining options in and around the park. The app was created...
Great white shark spotted multiple times off of Maine coast
SCARBOROUGH (WGME) -- A shark that has been spotted around the Maine coast for the last few days has been confirmed sighted off the coast of Scarborough. Scarborough Public Safety says the juvenile great white shark is approximately 8 feet long. This is believed to be the same shark first...
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