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Seal Island sees record number of breeding puffins
From a bird blind on Seal Island, I watched as puffins zoomed in from the sea with a rainbow of fish drooping from their beaks. They carried copper and golden juvenile haddock, redfish and white hake. Others had pink krill from massive upwellings that created magenta blotches just offshore. Some...
Patti’s Aug. 23 “Inside New Gloucester” column
New Gloucester’s 250th Birthday Parade, Community Celebration and Fair coming up soon!. Join in on the Sept. 7 grand finale of the yearlong celebration of New Gloucester’s 250th birthday, beginning with a festive 2.5-mile parade starting at 9:30 a.m. in the Lower Village near the intersection of Church and Gloucester Hill Roads. Participants are to register by Aug. 30 using the application form on the Semiquincentennial Committee page posted at newgloucester.com. Registering on the day of the event will not be permitted.
Crowds descend upon 77th Kiwanis Yard Sale & Auction
ORONO, Maine (WABI) - It was off to the races in Orono Friday for the 77th annual Kiwanis Yard Sale and Auction. From clothing to toys to hardware and more, there’s plenty of new and donated items to pick through and find. The only thing standing in your way...
Michael Harrison Wins First Limited Feature on Friday Night at Oxford Plains
A great crowd and weather turned out Friday for the first night of Oxford 250 racing at Oxford Plains Speedway. While the Super Late Model Open was the marquee event, the Limited, Street Stock and Mad Bomber divisions put on a quite a show. WATCH THE OXFORD 250 ON RACINGAMERICA.TV.
Local developer planning a multi-unit apartment complex for Bangor
BANGOR -- A local developer is looking to construct a five-hundred-unit apartment complex on Stillwater Avenue in Bangor. His goal for the average cost of rent is around eleven hundred dollars. Developer Justin Freeman says the multi-unit apartment complex will be constructed on the 42 acres of land on Stillwater...
TD Bank Golf Tournament raises over $14,000 for NMCC Foundation
Aroostook County – The 17th annual TD Bank Golf Tournament to Benefit the NMCC Foundation took place on Thursday, August 15th, at the Presque Isle Country Club. This year’s event raised $14,851 to support students at Northern Maine Community College, drawing the largest number of teams since 2019. A total of 21 teams, comprising 88 golfers, teed off in the annual scramble.
Local Cub Scouts preparing for registration event at Windham Middle School
The Cub Scout experience in Windham is about children and families having fun times together and guiding boys in kindergarten to Grade 5 to become leaders and outstanding members of the community when they grow up. Windham's Cub Scout Pack 805 gathers before presenting the. colors at a Maine Mainers...
Bruins honor Lewiston mass shooting victims with major donations at local fan event
LEWISTON (WGME) - The Boston Bruins Foundation honored the Lewiston shooting victims and their families on Friday with two big donations. The Bruins Fan Fest Tour is currently in town in Lewiston with hundreds of fans turning out at The Colisee. Bruins Head Coach and former Maine Black bear Jim...
SCEC Awarded $541,000 to Expand Small Business Services in Washington County
Machias, ME – Sunrise County Economic Council (SCEC) has been awarded a $541,000 Congressionally Directed Spending Award through the U.S. Small Business Administration to expand its small business services and programs in Washington County. These funds were secured by Maine’s U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and will leverage $86,440 in non-federal matching funds over the two-year project, which starts next month.
Hair Removal Clinic Going In Next To New Starbucks In Bangor
Plans to develop a newly constructed 3-tenant build that occupies a double-lot, #685 and #699 of Broadway in Bangor started back in 2022. Originally, it was thought that there would be an Orange Theory Gym and some sort of Walk-in Care facility to occupy the other two units being built, alongside the new Starbucks Cafe.
Medomak Valley football is back to build on regional championship appearance
WALDOBORO, Maine (WABI) - The Medomak Valley Panthers are back with plans to contend in Class C North. They made it all the way to the regional championship game before bowing out to the Oceanside Mariners, 34-22, last November. There will be new pieces in place this year. The Panthers...
More questions ballot bound in Wiscasset
A check with Maine Municipal Association over a committee’s request has led to plans for more Nov. 5 ballot questions for Wiscasset voters. Selectmen Aug. 20 supported ordinance changes Town Manager Dennis Simmons said would meet the Wiscasset Municipal Airport Advisory Committee’s goal of voting privileges for longtime member Steve Williams of Georgetown.
Daughters of the American Revolution pay tribute to first WHS valedictorian
Daughters of the American Revolution regents and members gathered at Smith Cemetery in Windham on Sunday to remember the life and accomplishments of Edith Pride Elliot, a lifelong resident who was valedictorian of the first graduating class at Windham High School in 1897. Members of the Daughters of the American...
46th annual New England Auto Auction™
The 46th annual New England Auto Auction™ (NEAA) is one of the most anticipated events on the international car collector scene. Don’t miss the excitement! The nation’s largest and longest-running collector car auction in its class that solely operates to preserve the legacy of transportation’s pioneers, drawing consignors and bidders from around the world is in Owls Head, Maine on Friday, August 23rd and Saturday, August 24th.
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