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Amid critical practitioner shortage, UMaine to explore opening public medical school
The University of Maine System is exploring the possibility of starting the state’s first public medical school in an effort to address the critical shortage of healthcare professionals in Maine. Currently, Maine is one of a handful of states — including Alaska, Delaware, Montana, Idaho and Wyoming — that do not have any schools offering […]
Sealed court records reveal new information about Cushing death investigation
CUSHING, Maine (WMTW) - Three people have been arrested in connection to the death of Kyle MacDougall in Cushing last month: Mark Gagne for abuse of a corpse, John Flower for interfering with the investigation, and Jason Hewett for manslaughter. The court documents in those cases were sealed and the...
National Soft Serve Ice Cream Day
OAKLAND, Maine (WABI) - It’s National Soft Serve Ice Cream Day and the Ice Cream Shoppe in Oakland is celebrating accordingly. The Ice Cream Shoppe is the newest of their four total locations of the same name. Featuring a drive-thru window, a dining room and an outside window, customers...
2 charged with resisting arrest following report about burglary in Dixfield
DIXFIELD (WGME) -- The Oxford County Sheriff's Office says a man tried fighting several deputies while they were arresting him and that a woman with him tried interfering with that arrest. Deputies got a call about a burglary at Ellis Variety on Sunday in Dixfield. After showing up, they found...
New bronze battle cross adorns Washburn veterans park
WASHBURN, Maine — The Washburn Area Veterans Memorial Park has a new addition following an unveiling ceremony over the weekend. A six-foot-tall bronze battle cross is now in place at the park, honoring the 27 service members from Washburn, Wade and Perham who gave the ultimate sacrifice during wartime.
Bayside more accessible for Opportunity Alliance’s busy teen and 'women, infants and children' programming
The Opportunity Alliance moved two of its busiest programs from 190 Lancaster St. just down the road to 175 Lancaster St. in Portland’s Bayside neighborhood. “We liked the other space. It just wasn’t as accessible,” said Anna Bullett, director of the nonprofit's Women, Infants and Children program.
Hot-air balloon festival returns to Presque Isle this week
Sixteen balloons and their pilots will take to Presque Isle’s skies during the annual Crown of Maine Balloon Fest this week. Events will be based at the Northern Maine Fairgrounds for the four-day festival, slated from Thursday, Aug. 22 through Sunday, Aug. 25. Since it began 20 years ago,...
Far from the convention, a Democrat runs from Harris and hands out beer in rural Maine
PHILLIPS, Maine — As most of his fellow Democrats prepared to gather in Chicago to celebrate the historic nomination of Vice President Kamala Harris, Rep. Jared Golden was looking for empty hands to shake or ply with cold beer along a small-town parade route Friday. “You got my vote!”...
UMaine vows to uphold all students’ rights as Title IX ruling throws wrench in process
The U.S. Education Department can’t enforce its updated Title IX rules that bolster protections for LGBTQ+ students at Maine’s public universities, Bowdoin College, and a handful of schools. But Maine’s robust protections at the state level and universities’ expansive nondiscrimination policies have resulted in several layers of protections for gay, transgender and gender nonconforming students […]
Sunday, August 18: Yuhi Amuli and Myriam Birara
This week’s guests are filmmakers, Yuhi Amuli and Myriam Birara, whose films, Citizen Kwame and The Bride, have been featured in the Maine International Film Festival’s New Rwandan Cinema Series. The series is the latest milestone for the festival and a reflection of its growing international reputation and efforts to foster new relationships and programmatic collaboration.
Ellsworth Girl’s Soccer 1st Day of Practice [PHOTOS]
The Ellsworth Girl's Soccer Team, the defending Northern Maine Class B Champions, began their 2024 season and quest to repeat, Monday morning, August 19th. On a very foggy morning the team gathered for a timed 1-mile run, which was followed by practice at the school. Check out photos from the...
Bangor City Hall gets $10M revamp
Bangor City Hall is undergoing a $10 million revamp that is expected to be completed in 2025, six years after voters approved a $6 million bond for the renovations. The building dates to 1915. Westbrook-based Benchmark Construction is leading the work, which includes $8.9 million for emergency and safety features,...
State of Maine to Seek New Rockland Branch Operator
The State of Maine will soon begin to search for a new operator for the former Maine Central Rockland Branch, state officials tell Railfan & Railroad. Earlier this summer, the previous operator, Finger Lakes Railway subsidiary Midcoast Railservice, ceased operations after the line’s largest customer stopped shipping by rail. The last freight runs came in June and the pair of B23-7 locomotives that were used on the line have since returned to New York.
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