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Maine Educators celebrated in Bangor
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Live and Work in Maine celebrated Maine Educators Wednesday!. Educators were invited to Bangor’s Fielder’s Choice for free ice cream, swag and discounted mini golf. People were encouraged to bring their families to celebrate the approaching school year. The event also provides resources and...
Work begins on condo project in Old Orchard Beach
Demolition has begun on a former post office in Old Orchard Beach to make way for a condominium project. Maka Builders LLC. is tearing down the one-story brick building at 60 Saco Ave. and constructing three stories on the existing foundation to create six residential condominiums. The Town Council approved...
Maine man accused of choking, threatening to kill woman in Farmington
FARMINGTON (WGME) -- A Maine man has been accused of trying to strangle his father's girlfriend at a home in Farmington following an argument about chores. According to the Sun Journal, police responded to a home on Weeks Mills Road on Monday where they arrested 33-year-old Nicholas Smith of Farmington. He was charged with aggravated assault and criminal threatening.
New community garden providing fresh produce to Washington County Jail
MACHIAS -- While many local vegetable farmers often share their produce with markets or food pantries, a new farm in Machias is on a mission to target a different group in their community. The Downeast Restorative Harvest is a new initiative by the non-profit Healthy Acadia. It was started this...
Goodbye summer, hello fall! Etna orchard preps for approaching apple season
ETNA, Maine (WABI) - As the seasons change, so does the harvest of fresh fruits and vegetables. While most of us are savoring the last few weeks of summer left, local farmers are looking towards the fall as they prepare for apple season. “Really, we start in the early spring, we don’t really have any time off here,” describes manager of Conant Orchards Hannah Hegarty of the preparation. “We open the first weekend of August, but all summer and all spring, we’re, you know, taking care of the trees and the orchard and getting ready for Pick Your Own.”
Camden Ballet Theatre presents meow-sical "CATS", Aug. 15 - 17
CAMDEN — Camden Ballet Theatre presents Andrew Llyod Webber's blockbuster meow-sical "CATS", based on T.S. Eliot’s book Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, August 15 and 16, at 6 p.m., at the Camden Opera House. CATS is set amongst a larger-than-life junkyard playground and is alive with...
Mortgage rates at a year low, the impact on buyers
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Mortgage interest rates are at the lowest they have been all year. Interest rates reached a high late in 2023 after the COVID-19 pandemic. As people moved from cities to suburbs, prices went up and so did interest rates. The average current rate sits at seven...
Vassalboro planners hear request to amend subdivision
The three leaders of Augusta’s All Season Home Improvements company met with Vassalboro Planning Board members on Aug. 6 to talk about amending a nine-year-old subdivision. The 2015 plan was for land on Church Hill Road; it included a dead-end road named Karen Lane that runs southeast off Church Hill Road near the Augusta line. Robert Grieg, Robert “Bobby” Grieg and Carl Brickett explained that the plan had two lots for single-family homes and a larger “parcel” that was to provide space for seven duplexes sharing a common septic system.
Kennebunk moves forward with sale of historic 1820 fixer-upper home
KENNEBUNK, Maine — The town is on the verge of selling the vacant house it owns at 15 Portland Road. During a two-minute special meeting on Monday, the Kennebunk Select Board voted 6-0-1 to authorize Town Manager Heather Balser to negotiate a purchase-and-sale agreement for the house with an interested buyer, Croan M. McCormick. ...
Surprise! Wiscasset’s Simmons wins leadership award among Maine town, city, county management peers
Wiscasset Town Manager Dennis Simmons on Wednesday, Aug. 14 won Maine Town, City & County Management Association (MTCMA)’s Leadership Award. In a surprise that town officials worked for weeks to keep from Simmons after Economic Development Director Aaron Chrostowsky got word July 31 of the win, Simmons received the honor at MTCMA’s annual luncheon at Sunday River.
Feds announce funding push for ropeless fishing gear that spares rare whales
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — New efforts to convert some types of commercial fishing to ropeless gear that is safer for rare whales will be supported by millions of dollars in funding, federal authorities said. Federal fishing managers are promoting the use of ropeless gear in the lobster and crab...
Portland man at risk of eviction continues the fight to keep his childhood home
PORTLAND, Maine — We have an update on a story we brought you in July about a Portland man who has been fighting to keep his childhood home. Darryl Crabtree, 60, has cognitive challenges and helped take care of his elderly parents for years in their home on Maine Avenue until they both passed away.
Tragic Portland train incident was avoidable, mental health advocate says
PORTLAND, Maine — Mental health advocates are speaking out, hoping to use the recent case of34-year-old Brett Staples, who was hit and killed by a train in Portland last week and similar incidents to raise awareness about the critical need for accessible mental health care. John Nutting, a former...
Katahdin Trust’s Robinson promoted to vice president, commercial services officer
SCARBOROUGH – Katahdin Trust Company, a community bank serving northern Maine and the greater Bangor and Portland regions, is pleased to announce the promotion of Craig Robinson to vice president, […]
Saturday, September 7: Clean Transportation Festival, Portland
Join NRCM and our partners on Saturday, September 7th from 3:00-6:00 p.m. at Orange Bike Brewing for an afternoon of fun celebrating clean transportation options. In addition to food, drinks, and games, there will be e-bike demonstrations, keynotes from leaders in the field, and opportunities to take action to support a clean transportation future. You’ll have a chance to interact with the organizations leading on making our streets cleaner and safer through investment in public transit, active transportation, and better community design.
The doctor will see you now. The doctor is a machine
PORTLAND, Maine — Here’s a question worth pondering. Who has the better bedside manner—your doctor or a device powered by artificial intelligence?. In a surprising number of cases, patients say that AI is more comforting than a human physician. Actually, given the state of American healthcare, maybe that’s not surprising.
Crowds pack 99th annual St. Peter's Italian Bazaar in Portland
PORTLAND, Maine — Once a year, in Portland's East End, what used to be a heavily Italian neighborhood, gets back to its roots. Over the weekend, thousands gathered on Federal Street in front of St. Peter Parish for the 99th annual Italian Bazaar. Long lines snaked around partygoers as...
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