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Julia Gagnon announces fall show with fellow American Idol contestants at Cross Insurance Center
BANGOR, Maine (WMTW) - Maine native Julia Gagnon teased a big announcement on social media Tuesday, and she has revealed she will be playing a show with a bunch of her fellow “American Idol” contestants this fall in her home state. Gagnon announced that she and her band,...
Heavy Rainfall To The North & West. Warm & Muggy Overnight
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Showers and storms continue to move into parts of western & northern Maine. Threat of heavy rainfall has come to an end but still a few downpours will be possible. A few of these could find their way into the Bangor area and Downeast shortly after midnight. I still expect areas of fog overnight to be more widespread than the past few nights. It will also be another warm & muggy night with elevated dew points and lows that will range from the mid 60s to the low 70s.
More than 6,000 New England residents are awaiting a lifesaving transplant
More than 6,000 New England residents are currently awaiting a lifesaving transplant, according to New England Donor Services. At a news conference Wednesday, Portland Mayor Mark Dion declared this Organ Donation Week, and Secretary of State Shenna Bellows urged more Mainers to become donors. New England Donor Services coordinates organ...
After reports of burnout, Maine child welfare agency says they have hired more caseworkers
Less than a year after caseworkers came forward with reports of burnout and crushing workloads, Maine’s child welfare agency reported improved staffing numbers. Back in November, testimony and reports shared with the Government Oversight Committee said that caseworkers get little room to catch their breath in a physically and emotionally demanding job, dozens of vacancies […]
Wesmac builds patrol boat with Tier IV engine for Maine
Steve Wessel of Wesmac Custom Boats, Surry, ME, has built several patrol boats for Maine’s Marine Patrol, but the latest is a different animal. “We’ve built at least three 46-footers for them,” says Wessel. But this one is 57 feet, and it has a Tier IV engine.”
2 youth detention center escapees are captured in Maine, Massachusetts
Two juveniles who escaped from Maine’s youth detention center and fled in a stolen a car are in now police custody in Maine and Massachusetts, officials said Tuesday. One of the escapees was captured early Tuesday after crashing a stolen car in Georgetown, Massachusetts, and the other was located hours later by officers responding to a hit-and-run involving a stolen vehicle in Biddeford, Maine, officials said. Their identities were not released by Maine officials because of their age.
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