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Rain around the state: Rangeley tops summer rainfall with over 15 inches since June
PORTLAND (WGME) -- From hot and humid days to cool and wet days, summer 2024 has been a typical New England one. The recent heavy rain around the state had our Weather Authority Team thinking about the difference in rainfall around the state. Our team looked at a few locations...
Eastern Equine Encephalitis found in wild turkey in Maine
BURNHAM (WGME) -- A wild turkey has tested positive for a mosquito-borne virus in Maine. According to the Maine CDC, a wild turkey from Burnham tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus (EEE). This is the first animal in Maine to test positive for the virus this year. It is...
IDEXX offers onsite health clinic for 3,000 employees in Maine
WESTBROOK, Maine — Making health care more accessible is the mission behind a health center at one of Maine's largest employers. IDEXX Laboratories has partnered with InterMed to offer various services, from screenings to lab work and physical therapy. Not only do the services help several thousand employees stay...
Bangor neighborhood looking for answers after 16 cats vanish
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Pet owners in a Bangor neighborhood are looking for answers after more than a dozen cats have recently gone missing. Sixteen cats have vanished all within a small section of the Fairmount neighborhood since June. Some neighbors think that an animal such as a coyote or...
Bangor boy receives special ‘fan box’ from Casella driver
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - An act of kindness can go a long way, even something as simple as saying “hello.”. Adams, a driver for Casella Waste Systems, always waves or honks to Bennett on his drive through Fairmount Park. Bennett’s mom recently contacted the city to tell them how...
Don’t Miss Two Bangor Area ‘Trunk-Or-Treat Events
Take the kids and enjoy an afternoon of safe trick-or-treating!. Halloween is one of the best times of the year, because there are so many fun events that the whole family can enjoy. Maine Trunk-or-Treaters, there are lots of events coming up in the next few months, that you need...
Check It Out: Trailer For New ‘Lost On A Mountain In Maine’ Movie
Eighty-five years ago, a young boy named Donn Fendler, survived over a week alone, lost in the wilderness in northern Maine. He wrote a book about his adventure called 'Lost On A Mountain In Maine' that is still read by elementary school students across the state. Word spread in 2022,...
Here’s Why Nearly 6,000 Central Maine Homes Lost Power on Tuesday
If your home lost power on Tuesday morning, you are not alone. According to an article in the KJ, nearly 6,000 Central Maine Power customers in Central Maine lost power for a portion of the morning. The article explains that about 2,600 households in Waterville, about 2,000 homes in Winslow,...
Maine Ranks #1 in Highest Property Tax Burden, and It’s About to Get Worse
If you own property in Maine, you likely know that comes with a bit of a tax headache. Mainers are hit with higher property taxes compared to the rest of the country. It’s been like this for ages, and as tax season rolls around, the usual grumbles start again.
New owners of Orrington plant working to re-open as a waste to energy facility
ORRINGTON -- The Orrington based renewable waste facility, formerly known as Penobscot Energy Recovery Company was sold this year. Now the new owners are in the process of a multi-phase re-opening plan. Eagle Point Energy Center purchased the facility in February, but has not been able to begin accepting waste.
What it’s like for a County truck driver to battle a massive wildfire in Oregon
An Amity man is part of a Maine Forest Service crew called to help contain a raging 25,000-acre wildfire in Oregon’s Umpqua National Forest. Chuck Jackman, a wildland contract firefighter with the Maine Forest Service for over 15 years, is currently on assignment with Maine Forest Service and New Hampshire Forest Service firefighters as an incident commander in eastern Oregon for the Cottage Grove Lane 1 fire that was caused by lightning, according to the Oregon Department of Forestry.
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