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Maine groups receive funds to clean up mercury contamination in the Penobscot River
More than a dozen environmental improvement projects are now being funded through a settlement to clean up mercury contamination in the Penobscot River. In addition to remediation, the 2022 agreement also requires Mallinckrodt US LLC, the former owner of the closed HoltraChem facility, to pay $20 million for various projects, including land conservation, a recreational boat launch facility in Orrington, and a fishway at the Frankfort Dam.
Remembering Charlie Howard on Sunday
BANGOR -- The Bangor community will come together on Sunday to remember the 40th anniversary of the death of Charlie Howard. Howard, an openly gay man living in Bangor, was killed in 1984 in a violent hate crime that shook the community. Three teenage boys threw him into the Kenduskeag River on the night of July 7, where he drowned. Howard was 23 years old.
Low utility line limits access to driveways in Saco neighborhood, I-Team helps get answers
SACO, Maine (WGME) -- The CBS13 I-Team is getting results for a neighborhood in Saco that's been dealing with sagging utility lines impacting access to driveways. The lines, which measure less than than 10 feet off the ground, have left delivery trucks and emergency vehicles unable to go underneath. "As...
Mills reaffirms support for Biden, asks him to reassure Mainers
Maine Gov. Janet Mills joined other Democratic governors in a conversation with President Joe Biden on Wednesday night as part of a White House effort to shore up support for Biden after his widely critiqued performance in the first presidential debate. Mills wrote in a statement to Maine Morning Star that the debate was difficult […] The post Mills reaffirms support for Biden, asks him to reassure Mainers appeared first on Maine Morning Star.
Several children rescued from rip current in Old Orchard Beach
OLD ORCHARD BEACH (WGME) -- Several children were rescued from rip currents in Old Orchard Beach Friday evening. Firefighters say rip currents are rampant right now. The fire department says lifeguards sprang into action and rescued four children. Fire and EMS were called, but the lifeguards were able to get...
Deputies Trying to Identify Burglary Suspects in Mars Hill, Maine
The Aroostook County Sheriff’s Office is trying to identify people in surveillance photos after multiple burglaries in Mars Hill. Aroostook County Sheriff's Office Looking to ID Suspects. The Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to call 1-800-432-7842 if you have any information about the “alleged perpetrators.”. Report...
Skeletal remains found in Gorham identified
GORHAM (WGME) -- The skeletal remains found by utility workers in Gorham last month have been identified. According to the Press Herald, the remains were identified on Tuesday as those of 45-year-old Michael Phillips-Townsend of Westbrook. Phillips-Townsend was reported missing in 2019, according to the Press Herald. The cause of...
Police searching for armed and dangerous man after shelter-in-place order in Augusta
AUGUSTA (WGME) -- Police say they are searching for an armed and dangerous man who prompted a shelter-in-place order along Riverside Drive in Augusta on Friday night. Police say they are looking for 40-year-old Justin Larrabee. He is wanted for domestic violence assault, domestic violence criminal threatening, aggravated criminal mischief, obstructing the report of a crime, violation of conditions of release, and operating a motor vehicle while license is currently suspended.
Toddler Suffers Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound
On Tuesday, July 2, the Sanford Police Department received a call for the sound of a gunshot at 13 Shaw Rd. SPD officers and Sanford EMS responded and found a three-year-old boy with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his left hand. The child was accompanied by his father. The boy was transported to Maine Medical Center where he is being treated for his injury. The pistol was recovered inside the residence. SPD’s Criminal Investigation Division is investigating the incident. This case is still in the early stages of the investigation and the public is not at any risk.
SNL Alum To Perform Night Of Improv In Rockland
If you watched Saturday Night Live between the years of 1999 and 2006, chances are you witnessed one of the eclectic characters Massachusetts born comedian Rachel Dratch created for the show. Known for her work as "Debbie Downer", "Sheldon" and on of the hot tub "Lovahs", Dratch, who is both...
Freeport's Fourth of July celebration starts with pancakes and ends with fireworks
FREEPORT (WGME) -- The day started and also ends with a bang in Freeport with a long list of activities for the Fourth of July. Festivities started bright and early in Freeport to celebrate the Fourth of July. First with a $10 pancake breakfast that used to be held at...
Summer events in Maine continue with music, art, and unique yoga experience
Independence Day may be over but summer events in Maine are in full swing!. The Lewiston-Auburn Liberty Festival continues Friday at Veterans Park at 6 p.m. It's another night of great music, dancing and fellowship, featuring Maine's very own American Idol contestant Julia Gagnon and the Country Roads Band. On...
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