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Scarborough’s Independence Day celebrations include running, walking and marching
SCARBOROUGH, Maine — The Scarborough Fire Department hosted its 21st annual Fourth of July event, holding a Kids Fun Run followed by a parade down King Street. It was a quarter-mile race to see who could come out on top. "I ran really fast because I had so much...
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...
Shower Threat Still Expected Today, with Downpours and Thunderstorms Possible This Weekend
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (WAGM) - Good morning everyone and happy Friday. We’re waking up to some fog in central portions of the county, with light showers working their way into the region as well. These showers are ahead of a cold front that is expected to pass through later today. This will spark off the additional threat for showers and possible thunderstorms late morning into the early afternoon hours. Once showers pass and taper off during the afternoon, skies are expected to clear out very briefly, with cloud cover and areas of fog returning to the forecast to start Saturday.
Dover's Carys Fennessy: New England women's golf champ at 17 and just getting started
DOVER — Carys Fennessy recently crossed another major goal off her list. Fennessy, 17, a rising senior at Dover High School, won the 2024 New England Women's Amateur golf championship in a dramatic finish at Samoset Resort Golf Club in Rockport, Maine. Fennessy scored a three-day total of 216...
Caitlin Marshall: Channeling Climate Anxiety into Positive Change
Caitlin Marshall: Channeling climate anxiety into positive change locally with PCAT. Every month PelotonLabs founder Liz Trice interviews a community member for The West End News. This month Liz caught up with Caitlin Marshall, a volunteer with the Portland Community Action Team (PCAT). What is the Portland Climate Action Team...
Maine Man on Current Season of TLC’s ’90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way’
I'm not the target audience for shows like TLC's 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way. It's another one of those reality shows that just makes me cringe to look at. However, my girlfriend Michele is addicted to this stuff. That's how I learned that the latest season of 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way has a Mainer on it.
5 Walgreens Locations in Maine on National Closing List
The largest pharmacy chain in America is headed for some tough times. Walgreens announced last week that they would be spending the rest of 2024 "resetting" their business strategy in hopes of being more profitable in the next few years. According to CNN, part of that resetting includes closing more than 100 underperforming locations in 2024, with more likely to follow in 2025.
Old Orchard Beach fireworks canceled Friday night due to weather
OLD ORCHARD BEACH (WGME) -- The Old Orchard Beach Police Department says that Friday night's planned fireworks show has been canceled due to poor weather. The popular beach town had previously held fireworks shows on Wednesday and Thursday.
Video shows humpback whale leaping out of the water in Maine
KITTERY, Maine - A police officer in Maine got up close and personal with a humpback whale on the Fourth of July.Kittery police said officer Danny Contois was off-duty and on a boat when he captured a "magnificent sight" close to shore. His video, which has been shared hundreds of times on Facebook, shows the humpback jumping out of the water.The video shows a bunch of fish flying out of the water too as the leaping whale tries to catch a meal."Holy moly. Wow," Contois can be heard saying in the video."Stay away" from humpback whale, harbormaster saysWGME reports that...
Woolwich Council Revisits Cannabis Business Regulations and Budget Appropriations
WOOLWICH- During the Woolwich Township Committee meeting on June 17, discussions were held on the ongoing potential establishment of cannabis businesses in specific areas of the township and budgeting for various repairs. Mayor Natalie Matthias provided an update on an adopted ordinance conditionally permitting certain classes of cannabis to be...
5 Walgreens Locations in Maine on National Closing List
The largest pharmacy chain in America is headed for some tough times. Walgreens announced last week that they would be spending the rest of 2024 "resetting" their business strategy in hopes of being more profitable in the next few years. According to CNN, part of that resetting includes closing more than 100 underperforming locations in 2024, with more likely to follow in 2025.
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