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Literacy volunteers needed in Midcoast area
Midcoast Literacy, a non-profit that provides free literacy tutoring to people of all ages, is holding two training sessions for new volunteer tutors this fall: one for volunteers who want to work with kids, and one for volunteer English language tutors for adults. Midcoast Literacy serves individuals in Sagadahoc, Lincoln, and northern Cumberland counties, and is seeking volunteers who come from any of these communities. Demand for one-on-one tutoring is very high, especially for children who are struggling to read at grade level, so the need for new volunteers to come forward this fall is significant.
Windham police search for suspect in fiery Saturday morning hit and run
WINDHAM (WGME) - Police are looking for a driver involved in a hit and run crash in Windham on Saturday morning. Windham police say a car struck another car head-on after crossing the center line on Tandberg Trail. The SUV then struck a parked car and caught on fire. The...
Maine sophomore pacers open Windsor Fair
Windsor, ME — Two $19,000-plus divisions of the Maine Sire Stakes for 3-year-old male pacers jump start the Windsor Fair program on Sunday (August 25) with the top two point earners pitted against one another in the opener. The first $19,691 division kicks off the afternoon card at 12:45...
Asbestos found in Bowdoinham elementary school leads to delay
BOWDOINHAM, Maine (WGME) -- The discovery of asbestos in a 70-year-old Midcoast elementary school will delay the start of school. Vermiculite, a common insulation back in the 50's, was put in the rafters back when Bowdoinham Community School was built. It contains some asbestos. A contractor hired to lay new...
No injuries after reports of shots fired at Lewiston back-to-school event
LEWISTON, Maine (WMTW) - Police in Lewiston are investigating reports of shots fired in two areas within minutes of each other Friday night. Officials say they were called to McGraw Park at around 6:50 p.m. Friday, where hundreds of people, mostly children, were in the park for a back-to-school event.
Lewiston-based home repair program to help seniors stay in their homes will expand in Maine
The Lewiston Housing Authority will expand a home modification program for seniors with a $1.25 million award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The program previously served older Mainers living in Androscoggin County but will eventually reach 150 additional homes in Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec and Oxford Counties.
Faculty in the News: Joe Hall corrects and deepens the Native, pre-colonist history of two Maine downtown landmarks
Joe Hall, an associate professor of history at Bates whose course offerings include Native American history broadly and also specifically — that of the Indigenous people of Maine — got a call for help in early August. His expertise was needed to correct, or deepen, the record about how two Maine landmarks came to be.
‘Lost River’ temporarily flows again in Windham after 100 years
When a dam malfunction resulted in the emptying of Dundee Pond at the start of the summer, a lost river took its place. Whitney Falls has reappeared in Windham as part of the. 'Lost River,' a portion of the Presumpscot River which was. swallowed up when a dam was built...
Maine Downtown Center visits the Heart of Ellsworth as part of Main Street America application
ELLSWORTH — On Aug. 15 Heart of Ellsworth welcomed Main Downtown Center to the City of Ellsworth for a site visit as part of their Main Street AmericaTM designation application […]
Record number of large cruise ships to make port in Rockland, business community starts planning
ROCKLAND – Smaller cruise ships continue to arrive in Rockland Harbor through the end of August 2024, but it’s what’s ahead that has the downtown area bracing itself while others are mobilizing strategic planning for the local business sector. An additional 18,000 passengers and an anticipated revenue...
Tonight You Can Enjoy A FREE Movie At Maine Savings Amphitheater
A FREE movie outdoors? Not a bad way to kick off the weekend!. This summer, it is rare to have a non-concert night on the Bangor Waterfront, especially on a Friday, so get the family together tonight, because Bangor Parks and Recreation are teaming up with the Maine Savings Amphitheater, to host a FREE screening of the smash Disney hit "Encanto"
New South Bristol School Principal Eager to Engage Community
The South Bristol School Mariners have a new, but familiar, face at the helm in Laurie Stiles who is excited to take over as principal for the upcoming school year. Stiles, who taught math and social studies at the school for the past year, said she’s looking forward to working with the staff, students, and the community in a different capacity.
Pilot whose plane went missing in Northern Maine in 1972 to be honored
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Saturday the Maine Army National Guard is holding a military presentation to honor the life of pilot Billy Hogan. In May of 1972, Hogan’s plane went missing in Aroostook County during a flight from Connecticut to Houlton. At the ceremony, Billy’s brother, Jerome Hogan, will...
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.
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