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Man arrested following murder investigation in South Gardiner
SOUTH GARDINER, Maine (WABI) - A man has been arrested following a murder investigation in South Gardiner. The Gardiner Police Department responded to a call on Bartlett Street in South Gardiner Friday afternoon for a welfare check called in by a family member. When officers arrived on scene they discovered...
PCHC receives grant to improve colorectal cancer screening
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) -Penobscot Community Health Care received $80,000 grant award from Maine Cancer Foundation. The funds support a project that aims to improve colorectal cancer screening in primary care. Colorectal cancer is a significant health concern here in Maine with increasing rates. PCHC plans to increase screening rates by...
Woman arrested in Maine for theft of Lyndonville dump truck
LYNDONVILLE — A woman was arrested in Bangor, Maine, after allegedly stealing a dump truck from a Lyndonville business, police said. The Lyndonville Police Department reported that around 9:54 a.m. on July 25, Creative Counters LLC reported a 2015 GMC dump truck and other company property were stolen overnight.
Meet the Kidz Bop Kids before their show in Bangor!
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) -KIDZ BOP LIVE 2024 will bring kids of all ages to the Bangor waterfront this weekend. On Sunday, July 28th, they’ll be back at the Maine Savings Amphitheater to perform pop hits in a high-energy concert. TV5′s Morgan Sturdivant and her kids got a chance to...
Marine biologists are worried about a vital plant that is steadily decreasing in Maine
MAINE — Marine biologists are almost always fascinated by new findings, but the latest data on parts of the Gulf of Maine are worrying local scientists. Eelgrass is a type of seagrass that lies a few feet below the ocean line. It's a vital part of the sea-life environment, and officials with Friends of Casco Bay are sounding the alarm on a growing problem in Casco Bay: The eelgrass has decreased.
'The Cliffs': J. Courtney Sullivan returns to Maine for the plot of her new novel
PORTLAND, Maine — Although she writes fiction, J. Courtney Sullivan loves to do research for her books. For her new novel “The Cliffs,” she immersed herself in libraries and scholarly works to educate herself further about a dizzying array of topics: Indigenous history in Maine. Shaker history. Civil War letters. The history of mediums and spiritualists. The list goes on.
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