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More Performances Are Coming to Brewer, Maine
It has been approved! Early this week, the city of Brewer approved of a $265,000 contract to build an amphitheater style venue at the 4-acre Indian Trail Park. As reported by bangordailynews.com, the plan is to add granite seating, stairs, and a paved access ramp. The Indian Trail Park area...
Cancer nonprofit lights up Rt. 1A, donated by local business
HOLDEN, Maine (WABI) - A new addition to a Holden nonprofit aimed to aid cancer patients is hoping to be a beacon of light, literally and figuratively!. Light ME Up, a permanent outdoor lighting company, came to Sarah’s House Thursday to install strings of lights around the house. The...
Bangor public bathrooms to be returned
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - The public bathrooms recently installed in Bangor parks will have to be returned. The restrooms are at Broad Street, Cascade Park, Abbott Square, and Coe Park. Bangor Parks and Recreation has received comments and concerns from staff and residents. Parks and Rec conducted an inspection of...
Healthy Living with Northern Light Health: ADHD resources and medications
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Jeffrey Cole, PMHNP, Northern Light Acadia Hospital, explains some of the signs and symptoms of attention deficit disorder (ADHD). For more information visit: northernlighthealth.org/behavioral-health.
Portland Medicaid Transportation driver named Modivcare Maine Driver of the Month
SOUTH PORTLAND — Modivcare Inc. (the “Company” or “Modivcare”) (Nasdaq: MODV), a technology-enabled healthcare services company that provides a platform of integrated supportive care solutions focused on improving health outcomes, […]
Husson University Inducts Bob O’Keefe Into Million-Dollar Donor Club
Husson University recently celebrated Bob O'Keefe '67 for surpassing $1 million in donations, marking his entry into the prestigious million-dollar donor club. O'Keefe, a longtime supporter of the university, began donating over 20 years ago, significantly enhancing Husson's athletic programs, particularly softball facilities. His contributions extend beyond athletics, aiding various campus projects and scholarships, inspiring students and faculty alike.
Lewiston home raided again, 5 arrested in drug bust
LEWISTON (WGME) -- Five people are facing charges after a drug bust at a home in Lewiston. The same home has been raided four times in the last nine months. Authorities searched a home at 149 College St. on Thursday as part of ongoing drug investigations. Police say they found...
Maine Field Hockey Coach’s Show – August 14 [VIDEO]
Maine Field Hockey Coach Josette Babineau and Assistant Coach Leslie Smith-Abplanalp joined Chris Popper on Wednesday, August 14th for the weekly Maine Field Hockey Coach's Show. Topics discussed included the1st week of Training Camp, the Team's trip to Bar Harbor on Tuesday, the America East Preseason Poll and more. In...
Maine basketball star Cooper Flagg gets high praise from NCAA coaches
Maine-native and basketball phenom Cooper Flagg has yet to play a minute in college but Division 1 coaches already view the incoming Duke freshman as the best collegiate player in the nation. CBS Sports anonymously polled more than 100 Division 1 college basketball coaches and 36 percent of them named...
Nurse who works nights threatens to sue Kittery over pickleball noise at Emery Field
KITTERY, Maine — A lawyer for an Admiralty Village resident has threatened a lawsuit against the town due to the noise from nearby daytime pickleball play at Emery Field. Addressed to Town Manager Kendra Amaral, Portland attorney Jeffrey Shafto wrote last month that his client is a night shift staffer in the Exeter Hospital emergency room, has been “unable to sleep soundly” and “is chronically fatigued during (the) majority of the year” due to noise from the...
Maine man accused of choking, threatening to kill woman in Farmington
FARMINGTON (WGME) -- A Maine man has been accused of trying to strangle his father's girlfriend at a home in Farmington following an argument about chores. According to the Sun Journal, police responded to a home on Weeks Mills Road on Monday where they arrested 33-year-old Nicholas Smith of Farmington. He was charged with aggravated assault and criminal threatening.
Good Samaritan uses Narcan to save man in Bangor
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - One person now has a second chance at life following the heroic actions of a Good Samaritan in Bangor Tuesday. ”You could see him,” explained Nate Correa. “You could see his body.”. Correa was walking through Coe Park in Bangor Tuesday when he saw...
Juvenile bicyclist dies after being hit by pickup truck in Sabattus
SABATTUS (WGME) -- The Sabattus Police Department says a juvenile died Thursday after being hit by a pickup truck at the intersection of Litchfield Road and Hillside Drive. The juvenile was taken to Central Maine Medical center, where they were pronounced dead. Police are withholding the name of the juvenile...
Westbrook clears way for new Asian-American community center, temple
WESTBROOK, Maine — Plans for a new Asian-American community center and Cambodian temple were officially approved by the city of Westbrook this week. The nonprofit Khmer Maine and the Watt Samaki Temple in Buxton are partnering to build a community center, a traditional Buddhist temple, and a worship hall on about 30 acres off Cumberland Street near Willoughby Farm Road.
Rumford holds public meeting to explain why some criminal cases are never prosecuted
RUMFORD (WGME) – Some people in western Maine are being arrested for crimes but never prosecuted. It’s a pattern that Rumford residents have been complaining about for months after the town’s police chief started publicizing case outcomes. Thursday, residents got a chance to hear from law enforcement and prosecutors about the issue at a town meeting.
Portland man at risk of eviction continues the fight to keep his childhood home
PORTLAND, Maine — We have an update on a story we brought you in July about a Portland man who has been fighting to keep his childhood home. Darryl Crabtree, 60, has cognitive challenges and helped take care of his elderly parents for years in their home on Maine Avenue until they both passed away.
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