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Waterville prepares for downtown ATV glow ride
WATERVILLE, Maine (WABI) - Downtown Waterville will be under the bright lights tomorrow. The 4th Annual Summer Glow Ride, a nighttime ATV parade, is scheduled for Saturday evening. The event is put on by the Central Maine ATV club. They expect more than 300 machines to show up. Partnering with...
After 8 years of restoration, Kittery life-saving station is Maine's newest museum
Not far from the crowded beaches of York County, a very different kind of seaside attraction has just opened and is drawing visitors of its own. The Wood Island Life Saving Station Museum, a quarter-mile off Kittery Point, is a 116-year-old, meticulously restored outpost of what was a forerunner to the Coast Guard. From here and other stations, the U.S. Life Saving Service once sent rescue crews, rowing open boats, to aid mariners in peril.
Wayne fire leaves 1 adult, 7 children displaced
WAYNE, Maine (WABI) - Officials say a family in Wayne is lucky to be alive after their house caught fire Friday morning. According to the Wayne Fire Department, the fire happened on Berry Road just before 1:00 a.m. The Kennebec Journal reports a mother and seven children were living there.
Five People Arrested and Multiple Drugs Seized in Maine
Five people were arrested and a large amount of drugs were seized after a search warrant was executed at 149 College Street in Lewiston on Friday. The Lewiston Police Department said “this is the 4th warrant at this address in 9 months, as part of an ongoing drug investigation.”
Books and Big Ideas - "Spin" with Author Peter Zheutlin - August 21, 6PM at Rice Public Library
Join Author Peter Zheutlin as he discusses his book "Spin" based on a (mostly) true story. “Spin” follows Annie Londonderry, a young, Jewish mother of three who climbed onto a 42-pound Columbia bicycle and pedaled away into history in the 1890s. Often attired in a man’s riding suit, Annie turned every Victorian notion of female propriety on its head.
Community Calendar: Aug. 17-25, 2024
Yoga at the Orchards, 8-9 am, McDougal Orchards, 201 Hanson Ridge Rd., Springvale. Sanford Farmers’ Market, 8 am-noon, Central Park, 920 Main St. Maine Senior Games-Cornhole, 9:30 am, Sanford-Springvale YMCA, 1 Emile Levasseur Dr. Corner Cupboard, 10 am-noon, Sanford Unitarian Universalist Church, 5 Lebanon St. Safe Sitter babysitting class,...
City to Resume Renaming Duplicate Streets
Summer Street in Springvale will soon be renamed. The City of Sanford will resume the process of renaming streets where duplicate names exist, according to Planning and Codes Director Jamie Cole. The project began in 2022 when Sherburne Street in Sanford was renamed Tanguay Street to avoid a conflict with Sherburne Street in Springvale.
The Next Bangor Waterfront ‘Night Market’ Is Set For Saturday
Looking for something to do this weekend? This event covers it all!. While I was taking a walk on a Saturday evening, I noticed a ton of people near the area surrounding the Sea Dog, also I saw an unusual amount of foot traffic, then it dawned on me, it was the Bangor Waterfront Night Market.
York residents petition for new distillery restrictions due to 'whiskey fungus' fears
YORK (WGME) -- Neighbors in York have submitted a petition to put a referendum on the ballot that would stop Wiggly Bridge Distillery from expanding. The are growing concerns about "whiskey fungus,” which feeds and grows off the fumes of alcohol. The petition looks to create an ordinance requiring...
Too much copper found in West Paris water, boil order still in effect
WEST PARIS (WGME) -- There's yet another problem with the water in West Paris. In addition to E. coli, there's also too much copper in it. A boil water order has been in effect throughout the town since April because of a damaged reservoir cover. Then in July the water...
Kittery Land Trust unveils Gib & Cormac Trail at Nooney Farm
KITTERY, Maine — Friends and volunteers of the Kittery Land Trust gathered Aug. 8 for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open the Gib & Cormac Trail at Nooney Farm. The significant milestone marks the culmination of years of hard work and dedication by Kittery Land Trust's stewardship volunteers and the generous support of donors Tim and Mary Ann Driscoll. ...
This Epic Laser Light Show Returns to Clinton, Maine, This August
Even though they have been around for years, drive-in laser light shows really gained popularity during the pandemic. These visually breathtaking entertainment events allowed us to get together while still social distancing. These shows feature elaborate laser demonstrations running in sync with an epic soundtrack. Not only do the lasers...
Jurassic Quest begins Friday in Bangor
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Jurassic Quest is North America’s biggest dinosaur event and it is now in Bangor. The event is taking place at the Cross Insurance Center from Aug. 16 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Aug. 17 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Aug. 18 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Boston Globe: Woven wonders at the Portland Museum of Art
PORTLAND — When I met Jeremy Frey at his studio in Eddington, Maine, in the spring, the delicate nature of his ash-woven basket practice evoked for me a certain fragility, both of material and purpose. He was quick to correct. “You could drive a truck over one of these,” he said, deadpan, as he whittled a long strand of wood into a slim, threadable filament.
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