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How Many of These Huge Maine Concerts at the Augusta Civic Center Do You Remember?
Years before the Maine Savings Amphitheater in Bangor, the Cross Insurance Arena (formerly the Cumberland County Civic Center) in Portland, and Bowl in the Pines Amphitheater became the prominent concert venues in Maine, there was the Augusta Civic Center. Built over the summer and autumn of 1972, the 49,000-square-foot event...
Volunteers go door-to-door to teach life-saving naloxone use in Winthrop community
WINTHROP (WGME) - Teaching the community how to save lives- that's the goal of Project Doorstep, which goes door to door teaching people how to use the drug naloxone. Naloxone, better known as Narcan, is a life-saving drug that reverses the effects of an opioid overdose. Project Doorstep volunteers met...
Local Democratic Party leaders hold canvassing event in Lewiston as support for Harris ramps up
As support for Vice President Kamala Harris continues to grow ahead of the 2024 presidential election, local Democrats held a canvassing event in Lewiston Sunday. Attendees included members from Maine's Harris for President campaign, local labor leaders, and was led by Democratic Party leaders including Maine Senate President Troy Jackson and former Secretary of Labor Tom Perez.
Maine’s first aviation maintenance technician school set to take off
The University of Maine at Augusta is launching the state’s first aviation maintenance technician (AMT) school. Until now, Maine has been one of only three states without a program, with aviation employers saying they’ve had to rely on recruiting skilled workers from out of state, university officials said.
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