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United Midcoast Charities to honor 2024 Community Champions at celebration, Aug. 22
BELFAST — The Belfast Yacht Club & Event Center will be the site of the United Midcoast Charities’ third annual summer celebration, Thursday, August 22, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. UMC will honor their 2024 Community Champions and announce the recipient of this year’s Sani Award for Philanthropic...
Maine Seeks Input on Whether Moose Hunt Should Be Changed
For many people in and around Maine, hunting season is an annual tradition that gets them as excited as Christmas Day. For those who truly enjoy the sport, entering the moose lottery is more exciting than playing the Megabucks. But over the last several years, the Maine Department of Inland...
One of the Last RadioShacks in Maine Announces It Will Close
In the early '80s, there was a boom of RadioShack stores opening in Maine, partially thanks to the growing home computer business. My first PC was a Tandy 1000EX with a built-in 5 1/4" floppy disk drive, bought at RadioShack. We had a store open up locally in Oxford, and...
Long-Time Sports Director Honored for Years of Service with the MAB Suzanne Goucher Broadcast Achievement Award
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (WAGM) -Long-time Sports Director Rene Cloukey has been named the 2024 recipient of the Maine Association of Broadcasters Suzanne Goucher Broadcast Achievement Award. This award honors those who, over the course of their career, contribute or have contributed significantly to their station, and the overall good of broadcasting in Maine. This award comes with an automatic induction into the MAB Hall of Fame.
Maine DOL announces August 2024 free training sessions
Maine Department of Labor announces its no-cost trainings for August 2024. August 1 & 2, 2024 I 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (Day 1), 8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (Day 2) Sanford Community Adult Education, 668 Main Street, Sanford. This one-and-a-half-day course offers basic information on a variety...
7 Surprising Things You Never Knew About Police That Patrol Maine Turnpike
Look at that flash of blue in the left lane on I-95 in Maine. It's a Maine State Police Officer patrolling the highway, making it safer for you and me to drive. The Maine State Police are made up of eight different Troops, but only one has the distinction of specifically patrolling the I-95 system in Maine. Troop G looks out for public safety, specifically keeping motorists safe.
New Gloucester kitchen fire extinguished; renter and dogs safe
NEW GLOUCESTER, Maine — Firefighters responded to reports of a house fire in New Gloucester Thursday morning, which authorities say originated in the kitchen. Located at 95 Pond Road, the house was occupied by a single renter and two dogs, all of which made it out safely without injury, according to New Gloucester Fire Chief Craig Bouchard.
Norway woman dies following crash in Oxford
OXFORD, Maine (WMTW) - A woman from Norway died after a crash on Route 26 in Oxford. Police say 65-year-old Trudy Giroux was leaving the parking lot of the Irving gas station just before 9 this morning to head north on Route 26 when she pulled into the path of a pickup truck headed south.
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