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Lakeside Summer Music Series begins in Glenburn
GLENBURN, Maine (WABI) - The Lakeside Summer Music Series kicked off Thursday night in Glenburn. The Lakeside Landing on Pushaw Lake was rocking out with music from the local band ‘CrossRoads’. Each concert features a different local musician and a local food truck. The event is free to...
Judge dismisses manslaughter charge for fatal crash in Surry
SURRY, Maine (WABI) -A judge has dismissed a manslaughter charge against a Blue Hill man involved in a fatal crash in Surry in 2021. According to the Ellsworth American, during a court appearance Friday morning, Thomas Bugbee admitted to a civil charge of motor vehicle violation resulting in death. Police...
Maine’s Mr. Halloween Shocked at Halloween Display in July
Halloween is over three months away, but displays are up at this Maine store. The funny part about finding a huge Halloween display during a Maine heatwave is who found the display: Mr. Halloween himself, Peter Geiger. Why is Peter Geiger 'Mr. Halloween' in Maine?. Peter, who works as an...
Throwback Thursday - Maine Potato Blossom Festival Events
FORT FAIRFIELD, Maine (WAGM) - The Maine Potato Blossom Festival is in full swing. Folks come from far and wide to take part in the many events of the festival, and it’s the focus of this week’s Throwback Thursday with Brian Bouchard. 77 years have past since the...
Maine's delegation to the RNC struggling to return home
MILWAUKEE — The Republican National Convention in Milwaukee wrapped up Thursday night and then the roughly 50,000 people who were in town for the event started trying to make their way home. That made it one of the busiest days of the year for the airport in Milwaukee, and then the Microsoft outage brought flights to a halt.
'The project is a success': Maine beach using Christmas trees to restore sand dunes after coastal storms
PHIPPSBURG, Maine — Popham Beach State Park officials have teamed up to restore the beachfront after hard-hitting storms this past winter. In the winter months, park officials asked for Christmas tree donations, an idea used in multiple states to combat beachfront loss. "The idea is to use nature to...
Water intrusion left his year old car undriveable and even Maine's Lemon Law couldn't help
SACO (WGME) -- When you buy a new car, you expect it to last and not turn out to be a "lemon." But for a Saco man, his SUV has been sidelined after serious safety issues. While Maine law is meant to protect consumers in this situation, his claim was ultimately denied.
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