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Gov. Janet Mills announces money for Maine farmers, small businesses
BRUNSWICK (WGME) -- In Brunswick Friday, Governor Janet Mills and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced $4.3 million for Maine farmers and small businesses. It's meant to help them lower their energy bills, possibly by thousands of dollars. Farms and small businesses can use the federal money, from the Inflation...
Moderate smoke from Canadian wildfires may affect Maine on Friday
PORTLAND (WGME) -- A much drier air mass has made it's way into the state on Friday morning, giving way to a beautiful end to the work week. Highs will range into the 80s. Expect plenty of sun as we work our way through the weekend. There are active wildfires...
Overdose deaths are down, but Gov. Mills says more to be done to address opioid epidemic
At the sixth annual opioid response summit, Gov. Janet Mills celebrated the decrease in fatal overdoses in Maine over the past year and a half, but outlined the work still to be done as officials continue to remove deadly substances from the street and new, more powerful drugs become more widespread. “Today may we all […]
Maine Faces Extreme Heat Wave: Safety Measures Advised
Augusta, ME – Residents across Maine are advised to prepare for a significant heat wave next week. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), above-average temperatures with heat indices between 95 and 100 degrees Fahrenheit are expected. Some areas may experience heat indices exceeding 100 degrees. These elevated temperatures...
Finding Our Voices brings Midcoast Maine ‘Into the Light’
Through July, Eat, Drink, Buy Yellow at 100 Local Businesses to Brighten Lives of Domestic Abuse Survivors. Get your mango, corn, saffron, passion fruit, curry, pineapple, Golden Milk --and of course lemon --while you can, at the “Into the Light!” Foodie Festival running through Wednesday July 31. Sixty...
WATCH: Great White Shark Spotted Near Popular Maine Beaches
Last month, an off-duty cop was at the stern of a boat on Pepperell Cove in Kittery, Maine, and captured a video of a humpback whale breeching the water!. The Kittery Police Department posted a video on their Facebook page that's incredibly cool. (You may also like: Off-Duty Maine Cop...
After ferry disruptions, Maine island officials ask Gov. Mills to assist with staffing challenges
Leaders from six island communities are asking Gov. Janet Mills to step in as cancellations continue to disrupt the state ferry service that they rely on. Earlier this month, representatives from Frenchboro, Matinicus, North Haven, Swan’s Island and Vinalhaven sent a letter to Mills asking her to “become personally involved in ensuring” the ferry completes […]
Lewiston, Maine Home Busted For 3rd Time For Illegal Drugs
Over the last couple of decades, the work it takes to keep drugs off the streets of Maine has likely tripled. It's no secret that the drug epidemic has reached a fever pitch, not just here in Maine, but all around the country. And now, local police departments, drug enforcement agencies, sheriff's offices and state police units are working overtime to try and curb the drugs that have flooded our towns.
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