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Vehicle on side causes brief detour of south Main Street traffic
ROCKLAND — Rockland’s Main Street, at the intersection of Pleasant Street, was closed to traffic for approximately 30 minutes after a vehicle landed on its side in the middle of the roadway. No injuries were reported, but the driver was arrested for OUI, according to Police Sgt. Scott...
Officer selected for RSU 13’s first School Resource Officer position
ROCKLAND — RSU 13’s first School Resource Officer has been selected and will begin the new role when school staff return for the 2024-2025 school year. Rockland Police Officer John Bagley will be the first in the position, though he is already a familiar face inside the halls of the high school through a youth mentorship program.
Regulating pesticides and herbicides under Camden ordinance to be discussed July 2
Camden’s Select Board will open a discussion July 2 at its regular scheduled meeting about initiating an amendment to the town ordinance that would regulate herbicide and pesticide use. The illegal herbicide applications to Camden Harbor waterfront property in 2021 that poisoned trees and leached toxins onto the publicly...
Penquis talks about services they provide during Disability Pride Month
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - July is Disability Pride Month. Christine Rice, Division Manager of the Charlotte White Support Services Department (CWSS) at Penquis stopped by the TV5 studio to talk about some of the local services available through Penquis. Charlotte White Support Services provides quality community health and social services for adults, children, and families affected by cognitive or developmental disabilities, behavioral or mental health challenges, domestic violence, or acquired brain injuries. The team at CWSS is committed to improving the quality of life for those they serve by providing opportunities for personal growth, learning, transformation, and self-fulfillment.
Another Maine School District Bans Smartphones and Smartwatches
Those of us born way back in the 1900s can remember a time when we didn’t carry our phones with us all day long. And we definitely did not have them with us at school. Yes, when we were in school, we went through the entire day without having our phones. If we were lucky enough to have a phone, we left it in our car (sometimes, the phone was built into the car) or our locker. But more likely, we did not get our first cellphone until we were adults.
Watch Patrick Dempsey Surprise the Staff at Maine Medical Center
Patrick Dempsey may have gone on to be the star of Grey's Anatomy, not to mention movies like Made of Honour, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Bridget Jones Baby, Disenchanted, and Can't Buy Me Love, in which he was just 21 years old. I remember seeing that movie at the Auburn Mall's tiny twin movie theater, not even realizing the guy in it was born one town over in Lewiston.
Legendary Maine Beer Company Had a Cameo on Ryan Reynolds’ Popular TV Show, ‘Welcome to Wrexham’
Sometimes, you never know what you might catch while watching a television show or movie. A perfect example of this happened to me while watching the popular reality show, Welcome to Wrexham. The show follows a professional football (or soccer) team in the Welsh town of Wrexham. The team's current...
Maine’s First Research Satellite Primed for California Launch
(TNS) — Barring weather or technical hiccups, Maine's first research satellite will be launched into space aboard a private rocket early Tuesday to collect climate data for Maine students studying urban heat islands, phytoplankton and harmful algal blooms. MESAT-1 is one of eight nano-satellites hitching a space-bound ride aboard...
Maine Driver Dies in a Crash on I-95 After a Tire Hit His Vehicle
An Old Orchard man died Tuesday in a freak accident on I-95 involving a tire from a vehicle on the opposite side of the highway. The Crash Happened Monday Morning in Southern Maine. Justin Nsenga, 49, of Old Orchard Beach died in the crash that happened Monday morning on the...
Moderate House Dem: ‘Donald Trump is going to win. And I’m OK with that’
Rep. Jared Golden (Maine), a moderate Democrat, published an op-ed Tuesday arguing former President Trump is going to win the election and he’s “OK with that.” Golden, who has held his seat in the House since 2019, wrote a piece published in the Bangor Daily News, headlined, “Donald Trump is going to win the election…
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