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Maine to Endure Furnace-Like Conditions Next Week
So far, the summer of 2024 has been the exact opposite of the summer of 2023. Last summer was cold and rainy. This summer has been hot, humid, and sunny. In fact, the weather has been way hotter than we normally get here in northern New England. For the last...
Maine Seeks Input on Whether Moose Hunt Should Be Changed
For many people in and around Maine, hunting season is an annual tradition that gets them as excited as Christmas Day. For those who truly enjoy the sport, entering the moose lottery is more exciting than playing the Megabucks. But over the last several years, the Maine Department of Inland...
UNH Surveys: Harris Holds Lead Over Trump in NH and Maine
DURHAM, NH – Following President Biden’s withdrawal from the 2024 presidential race, Democrats in New Hampshire and Maine favor Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee, according to UNH surveys. Harris holds a lead over former President Donald Trump and is slightly more popular than Trump or...
City of Brewer looks for public feedback on the future of the vacant Getchell Brothers buildings
BREWER -- The City of Brewer is looking for public feedback on a set of vacant buildings once home to ice production company Getchell Brothers Inc. "They actually grew in a huge way and became a really important part of the city," said D'Arcy Main-Boyington, Economic Development Director for the City of Brewer.
One of the Last RadioShacks in Maine Announces It Will Close
In the early '80s, there was a boom of RadioShack stores opening in Maine, partially thanks to the growing home computer business. My first PC was a Tandy 1000EX with a built-in 5 1/4" floppy disk drive, bought at RadioShack. We had a store open up locally in Oxford, and...
From the bear’s perspective: Bear walks off with Maine game camera
NEW GLOUCESTER, Maine (WMTW) - You have heard of a bird’s-eye view, but what about a bear’s-eye view?. Bears are very active in Maine, and a man from New Gloucester has the video to prove it after a black bear walked off with his camera. Jeff Meissner says...
A grant program offers caregivers something hard to come by: a break
Kristy Basso sets a timer for 25 minutes any time she does a chore outside her West Paris home. As the primary caregiver for her 77-year-old mother, who has dementia, Basso is worried about leaving her mom alone for too long. Earlier this year, when two of her five children,...
NSF Backs AI Model to Enhance Safety of Offshore Wind Turbine Installation
Between late 2019 and early 2020, workers were installing offshore wind turbines (OWTs) off the coasts of. that would provide 200 megawatts of offshore wind power. Amid rough ocean waves and high winds, a jack-up crane vessel would lift a blade several hundred meters high to connect it to the top of the tower, one of the most critical stages in OWT construction. Before the blade could be attached to the hub, the tower and nacelle, which houses the components that convert wind into electricity, would shake erratically, forming complex orbits.
Families of victims in Lewiston mass shooting call for investigation by Department of Defense
LEWISTON, Maine — Families of the victims of the deadliest mass shooting in Maine's history said Wednesday that they want a broader federal investigation into the circumstance surrounding the killings. The request came in a statement issued by the relatives' lawyers a day after Army officials released a pair...
Maine head football coach Jordan Stevens speaks at CAA Virtual Media Day
ORONO, Maine (WABI) - The CAA held its football media day virtually throughout the conference. Maine head coach Jordan Stevens jumped on the Zoom call and explained what the Black Bears need to do in order to compete during what he called a tough schedule this fall. The Black Bears’...
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