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Lewiston man pleads guilty to 2021 armed robbery in Saco
PORTLAND, Maine — A Lewiston man has admitted to robbing a convenience store in Saco at gunpoint nearly three years ago. Max Gbetibouo, 30, pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Portland to interference with commerce by robbery. Police were called to the Irving Circle K in Saco...
New Ocean State Job Lot location in Maine to open at site of former Christmas Tree Shops store
AUGUSTA, Maine — An eighth Ocean State Job Lot location will be coming to the state of Maine, and it will be the first in Kennebec County. The discount retail chain announced Tuesday that it will be opening a new store in Augusta late this fall. The new Ocean...
Pilot program helping to provide Maine food industry workers with free mental health counseling
MAINE, USA — The mental health program "Behind You" recently launched in Maine and will give food industry workers in the state access to free mental health counseling sessions. Southern Smoke Foundation, a nonprofit based in Texas, is partnering with University of Maine graduate clinical students to offer food...
Maine Named Among Worst States in Nation for ‘Worker Burnout’
It's not a stretch to say people in Maine are working more than ever. In fact, data shows that Americans in general work hundreds of hours more per year than people in most other countries. With those extensive hours and the likelihood that people are carrying more than one job...
'Shock to the system': Homeowners in sticker shock over South Portland property tax bills
SOUTH PORTLAND (WGME) -- Many homeowners in South Portland are in for a shock when they open this year’s tax bill. After a revaluation, property taxes are going up for many. South Portland’s tax assessor Brent Martin blames the home value hikes on the real estate market. Like many other areas in Maine, home values have skyrocketed over the past five years.
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...
Coastal Senior College in the Boothbay region
This fall, Coastal Senior College, which offers lifelong learners enrichment through courses and other activities in Lincoln and Knox counties, will hold classes and activities right in the Boothbay region. CSC President Jayne Gordon will teach a course six Tuesday mornings from 9:30 to 11:30 (Sept. 17-Oct. 22) at the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor on the practice of walking: why we walk, when we walk, where we walk, how we walk, and with whom we walk. Walking as a pastime or purposeful venture has always benefited those who have allowed their feet to carry them out into the world around them.
From grand launch to quick capsize off Cape Henlopen: Disastrous voyage of F. D. Hodgkins
“Successfully launched today from the yard of J, M. Grant, in Ellsworth,” the Portland [Maine] Daily Press announced on Nov. 17, 1883, the schooner F. D. Hodgkins. As with many ship launches, dignitaries were invited to ride aboard the vessel as it splashed into the water. In this case, one of Maine’s United States senators, Eugene Hale, and his family enjoyed the short ride as the schooner was launched. Maiden voyage to Haiti, passing by the Delaware...
Nevada Hotel’s Lulu’s tiki bar at York Beach now open to public: 'I’m definitely excited'
YORK, Maine — Long Sands Beach’s newest tiki bar is open to the public after a holdup this summer in the restaurant’s approval process. Lulu’s has been serving guests of the Nevada Hotel since its historic reopening this summer by Joe Lipton, who completely refurbished the establishment and added a third floor. Initially, town officials required the restaurant to remain exclusive to hotel guests until a change of use was approved. ...
'Gateway to Ogunquit': Marginal Way gets $500K boost to restore iconic path
OGUNQUIT, Maine — Joan Griswold, the chair of the town’s Marginal Way Committee, recently described the fundraising efforts of the Marginal Way Preservation Fund as “stupendous.” How stupendous? Well, during a garden party fundraiser on Saturday, Aug. 10, members of the nonprofit organization presented the town with a check for $500,000 to go toward...
Lewiston-Auburn Balloon Festival takes flight on Friday
LEWISTON (WGME) -- For months, the fate of the annual festival was up in the air, but hot air balloons will once again line the skies of Lewiston and Auburn. Organizers of the original festival, known for years as the Great Falls Balloon Festival, canceled their event due to logistical issues and safety concerns.
5TYNTK Aug 15: Gov. Mills & Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Food Industry Workers, Fitzpatrick Renovation, Chick-fil-A’s Banana Pudding Shake, Free Back To School Haircuts
1. Gov. Janet Mills and other female Democratic governors will participate in a panel discussion with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, the actress who starred in the hit TV shows “Veep” and “Seinfeld,” during the Democratic National Convention. (PH) 2. The mental health program “Behind You” recently launched in...
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