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Outrageously Funny Improv Show Under The Tent Thursday @ White Duck, Winthrop, Maine
We all love a good laugh, am I right? Of course I am. And what better way to get out and enjoy a night of laughter than with the best improv team in the business. Dennis Price, founder of Capital City Improv, is gearing up for an epic evening of laughs and eats at the White Duck Brew Pub in beautiful Winthrop, Maine.
3 Chinese Nationals plead ‘not guilty’ to marijuana charges
On July 11, three Chinese Nationals charged with illegal marijuana cultivation pled not guilty in Lincoln County Unified Criminal Court during individual arraignment hearings. In January, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office led six raids in Whitefield and Chelsea leading to the arrest of seven Chinese Nationals and the issuing of a summons to another person, in connection with alleged illegal marijuana growing cultivation operations. On Jan. 10, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department, Maine Office of Cannabis Policy and Department of Homeland Security executed three search warrants in Whitefield and Jefferson.
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.
Five Pillars Butchery awarded $2.7 million grant
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded a $2.7M grant to Five Pillars Butchery (FPB) in Unity. The grant comes through the Department’s Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program (MPPEP) to expand processing capacity and strengthen the food supply chain. The Unity business will use the grant to help construct a new meat and poultry processing facility in the Waldo County community.
Sweetser's Child ACT Program aims to fill gap in youth mental health services
MAINE, USA — According to a federal report by the Department of Justice, Maine is lacking in community-based programs that address mental health problems in youth. In response to that report, the behavioral health nonprofit Sweetser launched the Child ACT Program earlier this year. It's the only one of its kind in the state right now and is working to fill gaps in care for people ages 5 to 20.
Maine GOP pushes for voter ID requirement
(The Center Square) — Supporters of requiring photo identification to cast ballots in Maine's elections are making a push to put the question before the state’s voters in November. A proposal, spearheaded by the state's Republican Party and a conservative political action committee, calls for putting a referendum on the Nov. 5 ballot that would require voters to show ID to cast ballots in federal, state and local elections. Backers...
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