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Historic Schooner Bowdoin returns to Castine harber after eight-week arctic voyage
CASTINE, Maine (WABI) - For the first time in 16 years, the historic Schooner Bowdoin returned from a successful eight-week arctic voyage crossing the north of the 70th parallel. “It’s unbelievable to see a young student go away without any experience at sea and we send the folks off on...
Berwick tells residents not to drink tap water due to elevated manganese levels
BERWICK (WGME) – Elevated manganese has been a recurring problem in Berwick’s water. Doctors say too much manganese can damage your lungs, liver, kidneys and nervous system. The town is telling customers not to drink the water. Irene Roberge is on the Berwick Water System, but she never...
Camden celebrates upgrades to its wastewater treatment facility
CAMDEN, Maine — Camden's harbor is a popular spot for many tourists and Mainers, but residents like Louisa Crane have been hesitant to take a dip in the bay. "It's beautiful, but I think it's just not the first place people think to go swimming," Crane said. Residents said...
Maine residents speak out against expansion of Maine's largest landfill
PORTLAND (WGME) – Friday, the Maine DEP held a public hearing on the proposal to expand Maine's largest landfill. The operator of Juniper Ridge, near Old Town, says it needs more space to meet the state's waste goals, but those who live nearby say they're concerned about health risks.
Maine & Rhode Island Artists Receive 2024 Rebecca Blunk Fund Awards
(Boston, MA) The New England Foundation for the Arts is pleased to announce the 2024 awardees of the Rebecca Blunk Fund: Shey Rivera Rios of Providence, RI, and Sarah Sockbeson of Kingfield, ME. Each recipient receives $5,000 in unrestricted funding. In 2014, NEFA established The Rebecca Blunk Fund in memory...
Over $70M in federal dollars coming to Maine for coastal resilience, rural energy
Curt Brown’s alarm went off at 4 a.m. Friday. He woke up his son and the two grabbed some bait from Custom House Wharf in Portland before setting out to haul in a couple hundred lobster traps. Their catch was dropped off by 11 a.m. at Maine State Pier. “This is the working waterfront of […]
Sorg receives Governor’s Award for helping combat opioid epidemic
Sorg receives Governor’s Award for helping combat opioid epidemic. Gov. Janet Mills honored Marcella Sorg, a forensic anthropologist and a University of Maine research professor at the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center, with the Governor’s Award during the sixth annual Governor’s Opioid Response Summit on Thursday, July 25.
Coordinated campaign aims to crack down on speeders in Mass., N.H., and Maine
National highway administrators remind drivers to slow down and reach their destination safely. A regional task force organized by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is working with local law enforcement to stop speeding in its tracks. Officials from the NHTSA, law enforcement representatives, and highway safety officials from...
Pleasant and comfortable conditions ahead
PORTLAND, Maine — It is a beautiful Friday across Maine. Today, we'll have highs in the 80s for most of the state, with dry conditions and low humidity. Conditions are great for a beach day. This evening, we will be mostly clear, with temperatures in the upper 50s and reaching the 60s closer to the coast.
'This is our best option:' Maine farmers turn to solar energy due to contaminated fields
ARUNDEL (WGME) – PFAS, also known as forever chemicals, have been nothing short of disastrous for hundreds of Maine farmers. It's ruined their land, made their cattle, milk and eggs unsafe to eat and left many farmers with serious health problems. "This farm has been in our family since...
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...
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