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Interim town manager leads Ashland
A local business owner has been appointed to lead Ashland as officials search for a permanent town manager. Ashland resident Chelsea Stratton started her duties earlier this month, filling the vacancy left by the departure of former Town Manager Cyr Martin. “I’m grateful to the Town Council to allow me...
Maine Set to Host Merrimack, Face Rutgers on the Road
ORONO, Maine – The University of Maine women's soccer team will host Merrimack in the 2024 home opener at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 29 at Mahaney Diamond. The Black Bears will then head to New Jersey to take on Rutgers at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 1. Maine's...
RSU 21 Back-To-School Symposium: Event highlights equity, diversity, inclusion
KENNEBUNK, Maine — Hundreds of staff members from across all RSU 21’s schools and departments gathered at Kennebunk High School for a day of unity and professional development on Monday for the district’s fourth-annual Back-To-School Symposium. This year’s theme was “Stand Up, Lift Up: Rising together in equity, inclusion, and diversity.” “Our theme isn’t just...
What Emma Tiedemann, Rylee Pay said about being the first female duo to broadcast a Red Sox game
Broadcasters for the Portland Sea Dogs, the pair called all nine innings in Monday night's game. Emma Tiedemann and Rylee Pay became the first pair of women to broadcast a Red Sox game when the team faced off against the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night. The play-by-play and color...
Caribou council hires local contractor to clean up Prospect Street property
CARIBOU, Maine – Caribou city councilors took action Monday to begin cleaning what many have viewed as a problem property downtown. In 2023, the city filed a lawsuit against John Barretto, the owner of a home at 15 Prospect St., for alleged safety code violations. The home burned in a fire months later, but a superior court judge in December still ordered Barretto to clear the property of debris by July 1, or else the city would remove it at his expense.
Ellsworth returns to defend Class B North Girls Soccer Championship
ELLSWORTH, Maine (WABI) - The Ellsworth Eagles made it all the way to the Class B State Girls Soccer Championship last year before falling to the Yarmouth Clippers, 2-0. Ellsworth returns with a North title they seized from Hermon after the Hawks won the last three regional championships. The Eagles...
Fort Kent moving ahead with paving, park projects
FORT KENT, Maine – Fort Kent Town Council approved moving ahead with a couple town paving projects as well as the replacement of a water fountain at Riverside Park and the addition of another fountain near the town’s boat landing. The paving project includes repairing a 250-foot section...
Presque Isle Police Arrest Suspect in Weekend Vandalism Spree
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (WAGM) - The Presque Isle Police Department has made an arrest in a weekend vandalism spree. Multiple reports of vandalism were reported to the Police Department yesterday. Windows of businesses were smashed, flower pots were destroyed and a brick wall was demolished. According to a press release...
Garden Club of Wiscasset to learn about micro-greens
The Garden Club of Wiscasset will begin its monthly meetings for 2024-2025 on Sept. 5. The program at 1 p.m. will be presented by Peter Arnold on “Growing Micro-Greens at Home.” Arnold, a GCW member and former sustainability initiative director for Chewonki Foundation, will provide knowledge about containers, growing medium, seed starting, lighting and upkeep of a micro-green garden to ensure fresh greens all year long.
Some Gulf of Maine seafood has PFAS. Your local freshwater fish may not be safe either.
Some seafood purchased at a Portsmouth seafood market in May 2022 met an unusual fate. Instead of getting fried up, three filets each of haddock, salmon, tuna, and cod, three lobster tails, and some shrimp and scallops were transported by researchers to Dartmouth College in Hanover and frozen at negative 20 degrees Celsius. Then, they […]
Southport bus schedule 2024-2025
Trip One - Leave SCS at 7:05 a.m. to pick up grades 7-12 only. Depart school, turning right to Plummer Road, and turning around there to travel on Hendricks Hill Road to Newagen, and around on Route 238. Turn right on Route 27, then travel on to Boothbay schools for drop-off at app. 7:30 a.m.
Is Maine Getting Lucky This Hurricane Season?
Not just Maine, but the entire eastern coast of the United States seems to be getting lucky from what originally was predicted to be an extremely active and volatile hurricane season according to all weather experts. Remember Beryl in Maine Two Months Ago?. Hurricane Beryl was the earliest category 5...
Maine School Safety Center looks to support more districts with free trainings, services
AUGUSTA, Maine — For four years, the Maine School Safety Center, a branch of the Maine Department of Education, has worked with individual districts to upgrade safety practices, emergency preparedness, and transportation safety. The mission of the center has grown in recent years, according to director Robert Susi. Now,...
Island Institute marks 25 Years of Fellows Program
Island Institute proudly celebrated the 25th anniversary of its Fellows Program on August 8th at the Rockport Opera House. The event brought together a vibrant assembly of past, current, and incoming Fellows, advisors, community members, and supporters. All gathered to honor a program that has profoundly shaped both Maine’s coastal communities and the careers of its participants.
'Just absolute greed:' Bowdoin residents say New York company keeps raising rent
PORTLAND (WGME) -- Rents keep going up in Maine, even in places like rural mobile home parks. It's the latest twist in the housing crisis: mobile home parks in many parts of Maine are no longer immune to rising rents, including people who own their homes but have to pay for the lot they live on.
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