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Bid It to Win It Maine Online Auction: Certificate for a Garage Door Package from White Mountain Overhead Doors
Bid It to Win It starts July 15, and you'll be able to bid on amazing items with the chance to save thousands of dollars when you do. One of the items you can bid on is a Certificate for a Garage Door Package from White Mountain Overhead Doors. The...
An Alternative Thought on the I-95 Bridge Between Maine and New Hampshire
We see it a lot more often during tourist season than outside of it, but regardless of the time of year or whether it's from a tourist or local, the same sentiment is constantly echoed. The I-95/Piscataqua River Bridge that connects Maine and New Hampshire always seems to stir up...
Presque Isle International Airport Receives DOT Grant for Infrastructure Upgrades
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (WAGM) - The Presque Isle International Airport received more than 600 thousand dollars for infrastructure upgrades through a Department of Transportation grant. Announced today, the federal funds were approved through the Airport Improvement Program. The money will go toward the construction of a 135-thousand square foot terminal...
Maine Amateur Women's Golf Championship tees off in Saco
PORTLAND (WGME) -- Round one of the Maine Amateur Women's Golf Championship teed off Monday at Biddeford-Saco Country Club. Eighty-eight golfers braved the high heat and humidity. Cecily Whiting out of the Woodlands leads the way at 4 over, with Jade Haylock one shot back. Maria Chianchette is third at...
UMA launches Maine's first aviation technician program
The University of Maine at Augusta is launching Maine's first aviation maintenance technician program, based at the Brunswick Landing aviation campus. The university heard from businesses in the aviation industry that there is a serious lack of technicians to hire, said program director Daniel Leclair. He said LifeFlight of Maine spent a year trying to recruit just one technician.
Mainers react to assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump
PORTLAND, Maine — "It's sort of a bummer that we've gotten to this place," Samantha Derosier said, speaking in light of the weekend's events. Derosier is one of many Maine voters shocked by the violent acts carried out at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. On Saturday, a gunman attempted...
75-year-old man missing for 4 days found alive by K-9 in Maine bog
A 75-year-old man who had been missing for four days after falling off a ledge was found in a bog by a game warden and his K-9, Maine officials said.Michael Altmaier of New Sharon, Maine, had not been seen since last Monday, when he left his home for a meeting in Weld, a small town in the southwest part of the state, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife said on social media. His car was later discovered by park staff at the Mount Blue State Park Scenic Overlook in Weld.Maine Warden Service started searching for Altmaier on Friday...
A law passed last year made assault in an emergency room a felony. Did it help reduce violence?
MAINE, USA — A year-old law seems to have done little to curb a surge in violence against health care workers that began during the pandemic, despite increasing charges for assaults on nonmedical staff — such as custodial, security or administrative workers — who are providing emergency medical care.
The Heat Wave in Maine Shows No Sign of Letting Up
Here in Maine, the summer of 2023 was cooler and very wet. The same was true for much of New England. Clearly, this put a damper (no pun intended) on many people’s summer fun. If you were bummed by last summer’s weather, it looks like we are going to...
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