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Two Wilton town buildings reopen to the public after flea infestation
WILTON -- After nearly a week of Wilton's Town Office and Public Safety Building being hampered by a flea infestation, they've both confirmed that everything is now back to normal. The town was first notified on Monday, July 15th after a cleaning company discovered fleas the previous day. It took...
Limitless Crunch Time Results (7/20): Danhausen, Channing Thomas, Alec Price In Action
Limitless Wrestling held its Limitless Crunch Time event on July 20th from Yarmouth Amvets Post #2 in Yarmouth, Maine. The event aired on IWTV. Full results (courtesy of Cagematch) and highlights are below. Limitless Crunch Time Results (7/20) - Aiden Aggro (w/ J-Heru) def. Aaron Rourke. - Danhausen def. Ricky...
Jen Nittolo From Winterport In Central Maine Idol’s Friday Finale
A Winterport resident could win a cool 10 grand this Friday night!. Cheer Jen on this Friday night, as she goes for the crown! Remember, this is how Julia Gagnon got started!. After weeks of intense competition, this Friday night, is the grand finale of Central Maine Idol. One of Maine's best singers could win a cool $10,000!
35th and final Cloukey Charity Challenge raises record total for Special Olympics
The 35th and final Cloukey Charity Challenge was one for the record books. Golfers came out in record numbers at both Mars Hill County Club on Saturday and Long Lake Country Club on Sunday. Over 100 golfers teed off each day in the event and both courses were in excellent shape. Numerous friends and former co-workers of mine showed up to take part in the final tournament. So many friends have been made over the last 35 years.
Maine Baseball Exhibit open in old Hampden Academy
HAMPDEN, Maine (WABI) - Hampden Academy baseball coach Jon Perry has turned two rooms of the old school building into the Maine Baseball Exhibit. “My interest in baseball and sports memorabilia has been for a long, long time. I said the space here can be zeroed in on Maine baseball history because I do have a lot of artifacts of Maine,” said Perry, Maine Baseball Exhibit creator.
Get Ready for ‘The Drive-in Laser Light Show’ in Clinton in August
‘The Drive-in Laser Light Show’ is coming to the Clinton Fairgrounds, Aug. 23 and 24. The family friendly ‘Laser Shows’ include your favorite music, all choreographed with cutting-edge effects, high-powered lasers, and Large Screen Laser projection. The Drive-in Laser Light Show-Double Feature is just $39 per vehicle.
Maine Mariners hockey team to be sold
PORTLAND (WGME) -- The Maine Mariners are being sold. Dexter Paine, a native of North Conway, New Hampshire, and lifelong Boston Bruins fan, has reached an agreement to buy the hockey team. “The city of Portland and the great State of Maine have a rich and proud tradition of hockey....
TimberHP to develop environmental disclosures for its wood-fiber insulation
GO Lab Inc., doing business as TimberHP, was awarded a $418,420 grant to install equipment and software that will capture energy and raw material usage data on its board, batt and loose-fill insulation made from wood fiber. The data will be used to develop standardized labeling that would make it...
Car crashes into house in Auburn
AUBURN, Maine (WGME) -- The Auburn Fire Department says that a car went off the road and crashed into a house on the corner of Third Street and Roak Street on Tuesday. There was reportedly no one home when it happened. The Fire Department says that there were no reported...
57th Yarmouth Clam Festival was a success
YARMOUTH, ME- The 57th annual Yarmouth Clam Festival is a vibrant celebration, drawing crowds from near and far to partake in a variety of activities and culinary delights. Booths filled with colorful banners proudly represent different nonprofits, each offering Maine treats that range from steaming bowls of clam chowder to freshly shucked oysters and the famous Maine lobster rolls.
York residents sue to stop new cellular antennas on water tank
YORK (WGME) -- Two York residents are suing to try to prevent a new cellular facility from being installed. AT&T wants to put six-panel antennas on a water tank in York to help boost cell service in the area, which it says is weak. Two residents are appealing the project's...
Saco contemplates plan for downtown gateway
Staff from Saco’s public works, economic development and planning departments, along with city administration, are looking at ways to create a possible gateway into the city. Public Works Director Patrick Fox and Planning Director Emily Cole-Prescott presented to the city council on Monday night a concept plan for enhancements...
Waters along Bar Harbor, Acadia, home to billions of microplastics
Along the shores of Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor and the Schoodic Peninsula are the vast, briny waters of Frenchman Bay. With 98 square miles of water and 39 islands, the bay is vital to shorebirds, fish, lobstermen and outdoor recreationists. University of Maine researchers, however, have discovered that Frenchman Bay and its tributaries are also home to a significant amount of microplastic pollution.
Page and Shetterly at Kerr+Jones Gallery
Kerr+Jones Gallery in East Boothbay is honored and excited to welcome artists and partners Gail Page and Robert Shetterly to a gallery reception on Thursday, Aug. 1, from 4 to 6 p.m. The gallery, now in its third season, will feature recent work from Page and Shetterly who reside in Brooksville and have been dedicated community activists and humanitarians in Maine and far beyond.
School bid drives up bond purchase
BAR HARBOR — Faced with a failing school and a shortening timeline, the School Committee has accepted a bid of $62.9 million from Wright-Ryan for construction of the new Conners Emerson School, requiring the town to negotiate a premium bond for an additional $4.4 million. The Town Council authorized...
Two deaths in 'suspicious' Hancock County house fire ruled murder-suicide
GREAT POND, Maine — The deaths of two people whose bodies were found after a Great Pond house fire in May were determined to be a murder-suicide, according to state officials. At about 5 a.m. on Monday, May 20, Aurora fire crews responded to a report of a house...
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