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Firefighters quickly contain apartment fire in Bangor
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - One person was taken to the hospital following a fire at an apartment building on Hammond Street in Bangor Saturday night. Chandler Corriveau, Assistant Fire Chief of the Bangor Fire Department, says crews arrived just before midnight to find smoke coming out of the third floor of the building.
Deadpool’s T.J. Miller Absolutely Destroyed Krissy T of Q97.9 in a Studio Beer Pong Challenge
Now that's a sentence I never thought I'd say. How a Deadpool actor agreed to fly to Portland, Maine and accept my beer pong game challenge on-air.. life hits quick. Yet yesterday, T.J. Miller really did do that. Which hey, big shout out to the dude for not thinking he was too big time to stop into a studio before his comedy show later that night at Portland House of Music.
Waterfront concerts continue to grow as venue nears completion
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - The Waterfront Concerts have come a long way. ”It isn’t as hard to book acts in Bangor, Maine as it once was,” said Alex Gray of Waterfront Concerts. The venue is almost finished construction-wise and has housed artists and bands known around the world.
Brunswick residents worry about trees being cut down for sidewalk renovation project
BRUNSWICK (WGME) – People in Brunswick are worried the heart and soul of Maine Street is being changed, one tree at a time. Construction is underway for Brunswick’s downtown renovation project. Part of this includes the replacement of the sidewalks, which the town says is necessary. "We haven't...
UMFK Volleyball Going for Back to Back Championships
FORT KENT, Maine (WAGM) - The University of Maine Fort Kent is preparing for the fall sports season. Women’s volleyball has a first time and new head coach that is looking to repeat the success of last year. “It really just seemed like a great place to start, it...
UMFK Women’s Soccer Looks for Redemption
FORT KENT, Maine (WAGM) - The UMFK women’s soccer team placed third last year. Coach Jermaine West knows what they need to do to win it all. “Defense wins championships so you have to have a clean sheet in the game,” said head coach Jermaine West, “The expectation I set with the team is very high so they want to maintain that level, so each game we go into we want to have a clean sheet. So when you have a clean sheet and you score you either win or tie.”
Wellness summit set for Wednesday in Biddeford
Businesses and employees are invited to join Coastal Healthy Communities Coalition and the Biddeford City Theater for the Second Annual Employee Wellness Summit. The event will take place on Wednesday, Aug. 21, at the Biddeford City Theater, located at 205 Main St., Biddeford. The wellness summit offers two sessions to accommodate varying schedules, with the first session from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. and the second from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m.
York County Sheriff seeks suspects in Shapleigh Baseball Field vandalism
SHAPLEIGH (WGME) - The York County Sheriff's office is looking for suspects who allegedly vandalized the Shapleigh Baseball Fields. Investigators say some people on ATVs appeared to have dragged a Porta Potty across the field, destroying it. The sheriff's office says because of the tire impressions, they were able to...
After 8 years of restoration, Kittery life-saving station is Maine's newest museum
Not far from the crowded beaches of York County, a very different kind of seaside attraction has just opened and is drawing visitors of its own. The Wood Island Life Saving Station Museum, a quarter-mile off Kittery Point, is a 116-year-old, meticulously restored outpost of what was a forerunner to the Coast Guard. From here and other stations, the U.S. Life Saving Service once sent rescue crews, rowing open boats, to aid mariners in peril.
Families raise concerns over state of Sanford cemetery
SANFORD (WGME) – There is controversy in Sanford over the care and rules at a local cemetery. Susan Coates and her sister, Carol Curit, saw online photos of Oakdale Cemetery in Sanford, where their parents are buried. "They were just covered with grass,” Coates said. “You couldn't read them."...
Farmer’s Almanac Calling for Lots of Snow and Rain for Maine, New Hampshire, & Massachusetts This Winter
Last winter was definitely abnormal. With the exception of a few really nasty storms (one in mid-December and one in mid-January), the winter was fairly mild. With the exception of a handful of rain and snowstorms, last winter was calm. Even the temperatures remained mild. According to records kept by...
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