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State police investigating after three people found dead in Mechanic Falls
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Neighbors hadn’t seen 2 girls for weeks before grim discovery in small Maine town
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Law enforcement searching for two youths who escaped Long Creek, fled in hijacked car
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Three Arrested with Large Amount of Cash after ATM Theft in Maine
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Prologue to Bates: All Expenses Paid Fly-In Program Due: 8/9
Background: Students are invited to experience a unique and engaging program at Bates College, where they will participate in conversations, enjoy fun activities, and connect with like-minded college-bound seniors. Bates College offers Prologue, an all-expenses-paid fly-in program from October 13-15, 2024. This opportunity includes transportation, meals, and hotel stay. Program...
Public Meeting On City Administrator Search Announced
Public Meeting On City Administrator Search Announced. Notice of Public Meeting on City Administrator Search. LEWISTON, MAINE – The Mayor and City Council invite residents, businesses and organizations to participate in a public meeting to be held on August 15, 2024 at 6:00 pm in City Hall Council Chambers. The purpose of the meeting is to gather information regarding what the community believes are the major issues and challenges facing Lewiston and to express what the qualities, education, background and experience the new City Administrator should possess to manage the City and to meet the issues and challenges facing Lewiston.
Local Democratic Party leaders hold canvassing event in Lewiston as support for Harris ramps up
As support for Vice President Kamala Harris continues to grow ahead of the 2024 presidential election, local Democrats held a canvassing event in Lewiston Sunday. Attendees included members from Maine's Harris for President campaign, local labor leaders, and was led by Democratic Party leaders including Maine Senate President Troy Jackson and former Secretary of Labor Tom Perez.
New Maine housing law shakes up zoning: Here's how towns are adapting
Communities around the state are working to comply with Maine’s landmark housing law after a July 1 deadline to meet the requirements. The law, which essentially bans single-family zoning statewide and requires communities to allow for greater density in certain areas, was signed by Gov. Janet Mills in 2022 to address an increasingly dire housing crisis. ...
Tiffani Amber Thiessen, Kelly Kapowski from ‘Saved by the Bell,’ Spotted in Maine
When I was growing up, my favorite TV show was "Saved by the Bell." Kelly Kapowski, played by Tiffani Amber Thiessen, was a legend to me and so many other girls. My favorite episode? When Zach Morris and Kelly got married. Their love story was something so cute. Obviously things are much different now, but that show was super popular back when I was younger.
Earthquake shakes part of central Maine, no damage reported
PORTLAND (WGME) – A magnitude 2.8 earthquake shook parts of central Maine Sunday. It happened just outside of Gardiner around 2:50 p.m., according to the United States Geological Survey. Around 600 people reported feeling it. Experts say smaller earthquakes like this are fairly common and are usually nothing to...
Volunteers Are Going Door to Door in Central Maine Teaching Residents to Use Narcan
Over the last couple of decades, the work it takes to keep drugs off the streets of Maine has likely tripled. It's no secret that the drug epidemic has reached a fever pitch, not just here in Maine, but all around the country. And now, local police departments, drug enforcement agencies, sheriff's offices and state police units are working overtime to try and curb the drugs that have flooded our towns.
This Maine Caterpillar Will Make You Itch Like it’s Browntail Season
Back in the spring, the conversations about browntail moth caterpillars began. There were all sorts of predictions about how this season was going to fare, based on conditions over the winter, and that whole zombie virus thing. It seemed like the winter was setting us up for a big-time eradication of BTM caterpillars, but that didn't really come to fruition in the way we'd all hoped. I had the rash like three times this year.
Save Lives by Golfing in Maine
Blackstream Custom Cycles and the Hermon Meadow Golf Club in Maine are hosting their 2nd annual charity golf tournament to benefit the Bangor Humane Society. Bangor Humane Society serves nearly 2,000 animals each year, making their care and comfort our priority until they are ready to find new homes of their own. For some, that may mean a short stay at the shelter and minimal interventions. For others, it may mean extraordinary medical or behavioral care and longer stays. No matter the circumstances, we are committed to stewarding each and every furry friend to their fur-ever home.
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