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‘They’re separating our kids from each other’: How smartphones are impacting kids’ mental health
CORINTH, Maine (WABI) - As students get ready to head back to the classroom, most will be bringing their cellular devices with them. But some Maine schools have decided to ban them altogether. More than two dozen Maine schools have voted to ban or restrict cell phone use in the...
Woman suspected in string of bank fraud cases caught in Maine
WINDHAM (WGME) – A woman suspected in a string of fraudulent bank withdrawals has been caught in Maine. Court records show Andrea Cochran used a fake passport to withdraw thousands of dollars from a bank in Westbrook back in June. Officials say she did the same thing, on the...
University of Maine system to research feasibility of Maine’s first public medical school
ORONO, Maine (WABI) - The University of Maine system is researching the feasibility of starting the state’s first public medical school. The Maine Legislature and Governor Janet Mills has provided funding for a study to see what it would take to open an institution in Penobscot County. Currently, the...
Maine Ranks #1 in Highest Property Tax Burden, and It’s About to Get Worse
If you own property in Maine, you likely know that comes with a bit of a tax headache. Mainers are hit with higher property taxes compared to the rest of the country. It’s been like this for ages, and as tax season rolls around, the usual grumbles start again.
Man Who Posted Photos of Guns Stolen in Maine Pleads Guilty
A Maine man who posted photos on Instagram of guns stolen from a pawn shop has pleaded guilty. Ryan Ansart, 22, of West Springfield, Massachusetts was in a Bangor courtroom on Thursday, where he pleaded guilty to conspiring to steal firearms from a federally licensed firearms dealer and stealing firearms from that dealer.
Meet Patti Brown, Associate Broker at Newcastle Realty
After visiting family in Maine for many years, Patti fulfilled a longstanding dream of moving to Maine in 2011. Shortly after, having retired from a career in international education, she obtained her real estate license and has been serving buyer and seller clients ever since. A lifelong learner, she believes strongly in learning all she can about all aspects of the real estate business. The 2023 Lincoln County Realtor of the Year, Patti can get a job done with care and studied competence.
On-time and brighter: Maine's fall foliage outlook promising
PORTLAND (WGME) -- It's hard to believe, but the fall colors are right around the corner. Our morning anchor, Katie Sampson, snapped this photo of some changing leaves in Payson Park in Portland on Wednesday. Every year, Jim Salge, a former meteorologist at the Mount Washington Observatory, publishes his fall...
Warehouse Destroyed in Jefferson Fire was Cannabis Grow-House
A fire that drew fire departments from 10 towns to the former William Smith Enterprises building at 147 Somerville Road in Jefferson on Thursday, Aug. 22 began in a cannabis growing facility that firefighters and town officials were not aware of, according to Jefferson Fire Chief Darin Walker. “Those kinds...
High School Sports Are Back!
Tryouts for fall 2024 high school sports teams began on Monday, August 19 and it won’t be long before varsity and junior varsity preseason scrimmages, meets and regular season games are underway. In this week’s edition, we have shared the fall 2024 sports schedules for Medomak Valley High School, Lincoln Academy and Wiscasset Middle High School. We look forward to covering local teams and hope that you will go to upcoming sports events to support the athletes.
Spike Tyson Wins Sand Volleyball Tournament In Wiscasset
Wiscasset is not a beachfront community, but that didn’t stop more than two dozen volleyball enthusiasts from playing in the sand on August 17 at the Superhero Showdown Sand Volleyball Tournament in Wiscasset. Seven teams competed for the $500 dollar championship prize sponsored by 4 Seasons Automotive during the day-long tournament at the Jones Sand Volleyball Court in Wiscasset.
Maine CDC warns not to eat fish from waters near Brunswick airport due to pre-spill PFAS levels
Even before 1,600 gallons of foam containing forever chemicals spilled at the Brunswick airport on Monday, the previous use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS, at the site has made the water in the area a hazard. On Friday, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention issued new freshwater fish consumption […]
Cleanup crews work to prevent spread of 'forever chemicals' after Brunswick foam spill
BRUNSWICK (WGME) – Days after firefighting foam was released because of a malfunction at Brunswick Executive Airport, officials say the foam contains harmful “forever chemicals” and there are signs it escaped from the immediate spill site. Crews were down at a Retention Pond Friday, one of the...
Blistered Fingers Family Bluegrass Music Festival kicks off in Litchfield
PORTLAND (WGME) -- It's one of the largest family music events in New England. The "Blistered Fingers Family Bluegrass Music Festival" kicked off in Litchfield Thursday with plenty of music and fun Friday through Sunday. Here to tell us more about the big show is two of its organizers: Katie...
Rotary Scholar Shares Belgian Experience
Eighteen year-old HG Van Dis (they, their) visited West Bay Rotary recently to share their story of spending a year in Belgium on a Rotary scholarship. While in their senior year at the Maine School of Science and Mathematics, a STEM-focused public residential high school in Limestone, Maine, HG applied for a Rotary year to study abroad and was accepted at a French-speaking school in Belgium. They faced the challenge of taking a second senior year, this time in a different country, and in a different language, a country of three languages in fact – French, German and Belgian.
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