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Lawrence football returns to state championship chase
FAIRFIELD, Maine (WABI) - The Lawrence Bulldogs are back on the football field after last year’s Class B North Championship run. Of course, making it to the state title game isn’t satisfying enough for this returning group. The Dogs are driven to win it all this year after...
Ellsworth Girl’s Soccer 1st Day of Practice [PHOTOS]
The Ellsworth Girl's Soccer Team, the defending Northern Maine Class B Champions, began their 2024 season and quest to repeat, Monday morning, August 19th. On a very foggy morning the team gathered for a timed 1-mile run, which was followed by practice at the school. Check out photos from the...
Bangor City Hall gets $10M revamp
Bangor City Hall is undergoing a $10 million revamp that is expected to be completed in 2025, six years after voters approved a $6 million bond for the renovations. The building dates to 1915. Westbrook-based Benchmark Construction is leading the work, which includes $8.9 million for emergency and safety features,...
Education Elevated: Creating Durability with the Modern Learner
How can higher education institutions stay relevant in a rapidly changing world? In the latest episode of The EdUp Experience, Unity Environmental University President Dr. Melik Peter Khoury shares insights on transforming higher education. The episode dives into the concept of the “modern learner” and how institutions should be thinking about student demographics, modalities, and support services. Don’t miss this episode!
Amid critical practitioner shortage, UMaine to explore opening public medical school
The University of Maine System is exploring the possibility of starting the state’s first public medical school in an effort to address the critical shortage of healthcare professionals in Maine. Currently, Maine is one of a handful of states — including Alaska, Delaware, Montana, Idaho and Wyoming — that do not have any schools offering […]
Belfast Rotary Club turns 100
BELFAST--The Belfast Rotary Club is celebrating a milestone. The civic organization, which meets weekly at the Shrine Club in Belfast, is marking its 100th anniversary. And to celebrate this special occasion, the rotary is choosing to gift the community with a pirate ship themed playground for children of all ages and abilities to enjoy at Belfast City Park.
Rockport Town Manager’s Report and Update: Main Street road work, revaluation progress, EMS
In advance of the Aug. 19 Select Board meeting, the Rockport Town Manager produced the following report and update. Town Manager’s Report and Update August 19, 2024. Project Updates. This week, our crews returned to Main Street to resume our efforts of brush cutting and ditching along the stretch of Main Street between Route 1 and Simonton’s Corner. Next week, a contractor will be grinding up the failed asphalt road base prior to paving a base coat this summer. We expect some additional drainage work will be necessary near the intersection with Park Street at Simonton’s Corner which should extend into early September. While we hope to pave Main Street with a binder coat as soon as we can after the reclamation processing, we would ask motorists to avoid the area until paving has been completed on the entirety of this section of road. The less our road crews have to contend with managing traffic and maintaining a heavily traveled road which will be dirt for a short spell, the better. We will be placing signage on either end of this section of Main Street to limit this area to “Local Traffic Only.” While we hope to have this area paved prior to the start of school, motorists should be aware of these issues.
Sealed court records reveal new information about Cushing death investigation
CUSHING, Maine (WMTW) - Three people have been arrested in connection to the death of Kyle MacDougall in Cushing last month: Mark Gagne for abuse of a corpse, John Flower for interfering with the investigation, and Jason Hewett for manslaughter. The court documents in those cases were sealed and the...
National Soft Serve Ice Cream Day
OAKLAND, Maine (WABI) - It’s National Soft Serve Ice Cream Day and the Ice Cream Shoppe in Oakland is celebrating accordingly. The Ice Cream Shoppe is the newest of their four total locations of the same name. Featuring a drive-thru window, a dining room and an outside window, customers...
Sunday, August 18: Yuhi Amuli and Myriam Birara
This week’s guests are filmmakers, Yuhi Amuli and Myriam Birara, whose films, Citizen Kwame and The Bride, have been featured in the Maine International Film Festival’s New Rwandan Cinema Series. The series is the latest milestone for the festival and a reflection of its growing international reputation and efforts to foster new relationships and programmatic collaboration.
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