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West Bay Rotary Backpack Program to help local kids
It’s that time of year again and West Bay Rotary’s Backpack Program is back for the 2024-25 school year, thanks again to Rotarian Barbara Heard. Fourteen years ago In 2012, Heard had the idea of finding backpacks for students who needed one and she single-handedly started and has been the driving force of a program that has continues to provide brand new backpacks to needy students at the start of the new school year. In 2015, she approached L.L. Bean, who generously donated 50 new backpacks. They have continued to donate backpacks every year since then. (Thank you, LL Bean!)
Maine trotters romp and roll at Cumberland
Cumberland, ME — All four $15,000-plus divisions of Maine-sired trotters invaded Cumberland Raceway on Saturday (July 27) with several divisions captured by the usual suspects, yet others seeing some fresh faces emerge. In the pari-mutuel $16,378 Maine Sire Stakes opener, Whatawonder had fans cheering ‘What a horse!’. With...
Third Time’s a Charm for Gowestyounggrace
CUMBERLAND, ME – Fresh off her track record-equaling performance Gowestyoungrace overpowered her foes at Cumberland on Friday (July 26) to win her third consecutive Maine Sire Stakes for 3-year-old pacing fillies. In the first of two $16,000-plus divisions of the Maine-sired series driver Dave Ingraham allowed the early speed...
Three Arrested with Large Amount of Cash after ATM Theft in Maine
Two men and one woman were arrested Thursday after stealing an ATM from inside a business in Wayne. The ATM was stolen from Tubby’s Ice Cream shop on Main Street and later located in a vacant lot in Livermore Falls. Suspects Located with Large Amount of Money from ATM.
The Average Maine Home Now Costs Over $400,000 for the First Time
Maine smashes another record for home sales. Maine has set yet another record, because last month, the average sale price of a home in June of 2024, was $406,000 – the highest ever. That's according to the Press Herald, which gets their data from the Maine Association of Realtors.
Maine Seeks Input on Whether Moose Hunt Should Be Changed
For many people in and around Maine, hunting season is an annual tradition that gets them as excited as Christmas Day. For those who truly enjoy the sport, entering the moose lottery is more exciting than playing the Megabucks. But over the last several years, the Maine Department of Inland...
Irish minister visits Maine to help build connections with those of Irish descent
PORTLAND (WGME) – An Irish minister is visiting Maine to boost connections with his country and those of Irish decent across New England. Sean Fleming is Ireland’s Minister for the Diaspora, meaning the spread of Irish people living outside the country. He spoke at the Maine Irish Heritage...
Party time at Wiscasset’s Old Jail Aug. 10
Lincoln County Historical Association (LCHA) invites the community to Jailhouse Rock! - an evening of music, dancing, and family games on the grounds of the Old Jail on Federal Street in Wiscasset. The fun begins at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 10 when Leopard Girls, the mid-coast rock and blues band, strikes the first chords on their electric guitars.
Bowdoin's Alex Grand'Pierre finishes fourth in Olympic race, fails to reach semifinals
PARIS, France — Bowdoin College's Alexandre Grand'Pierre became the third member of his family to swim for Haiti in the Olympics after his 100-meter breaststroke race Saturday morning. His sister Naomy was the first woman to swim for Haiti in the Olympics and did so in 2016. Emilie represented...
Oversight may have led to Southwest Airlines flight using closed runway at Portland Jetport
PORTLAND, Maine (WMTW) - A preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board says that the flight crew of a Southwest Airlines plane that took off from a temporarily closed runway at the Portland Jetport last month did not realize the runway was closed on that day. The Federal Aviation...
Portland Little League team wins state tournament, heads to regional competition
WINDHAM, Maine (WGME) -- The Portland 12U Little League team has officially won the state title with a score of 1-0 in Windham on Friday. This victory marks the first time since 2007 that a Portland team has won the Little League tournament, and only the sixth time since 1957.
Bangor Comrades Fall to Franklin County Flyers 7-5 in Senior Legion State Championships
The Bangor Comrades fell to the Franklin County Flyers 7-5 on Saturday, July 27th in the opening round of the Senior Legion State Championships at Mansfield Stadium in Bangor. Franklin County score 5 runs in the top of the 1st inning, but Bangor tied the game with 3 runs in the bottom of the 1st inning and 2 runs in the bottom of the 3rd, to tied the game 5-5. But Franklin County scored a run in the top of the 5th and then added an insurance run in the top of the 7th inning.
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