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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.
Boothbay author Skip Simonds receives recognition at Hollywood Book Festival
Local author William W. "Skip" Simonds has been honored as a runner-up in the science fiction category at the Hollywood Book Festival for his novel “The Genesis Chair.” Based in Hollywood, the Festival spotlights literature worthy of further consideration by the entertainment industry pipeline. A panel of judges determined winners based on the following criteria: The story-telling ability of the author, and the potential of the work to be translated into other forms of media.
Center Street in Auburn reopens after crash prompts closure for several hours
AUBURN, Maine — A road in Auburn was shut down for nearly 11 hours Tuesday night into Wednesday morning after initial and secondary crashes occurred. Auburn police and fire officials responded to several reports about a single-vehicle rollover crash shortly after 10 p.m. Tuesday in the area of 930 Center St., the Auburn Police Department said in a news release.
Hee-haw, remember Alna’s Mule and Donkey Day?
Do you remember when little Alna, Maine was home to an eclectic gathering of mule and donkey owners? The daylong celebration was called fittingly enough, The State of Maine Mule and Donkey Day. It was held around the end of August and hosted by Myron Long at his Roundabout Farm off Route 218. The pictures here are among those I took for the Wiscasset Newspaper one overcast Saturday in 1979. It was so long ago, I’m unable to identify anyone shown but maybe you’ll recognize a face or two.
Lewiston and Auburn students return to school
LEWISTON (WGME)- Lewiston and Auburn students are heading back to school on Wednesday as their summer vacation officially come to a close. For Lewiston schools, Wednesday is the first day for 1st grade through 9th grade. Thursday is the first day for kindergarten and grades 10 through 12. That's the...
Lewiston mass shooter may have planned ambush at site where he died: report
There are new details in the search for answers following the Lewiston mass shooting that left 18 dead and 13 injured. The CBS13 I-Team obtained new documents from the Homeland Security investigation on Tuesday. Those documents suggest the shooter, Robert Card, likely knew the Maine Recycling Corporation's overflow lot where...
Teachers put finishing touches on rooms, plans before start of school year
FALMOUTH (WGME) -- Tens of thousands of Maine students are heading back to school this week. That means many teachers are doing last-minute preps for the big day. "There’s always so much to do and not enough time,"Falmouth Middle School sixth-grade math teacher Chris Driscoll said. Driscoll's no rookie...
Commission report describes ‘chaotic’ early hours of response to 2023 Lewiston shooting
Note: The following is the last of three stories detailing the findings of the independent commission examining the facts surrounding the mass shootings in Lewiston on Oct. 25, 2023. Daniel Wathan, former chief justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court and chairman of the independent commission investigating the mass shooting...
Gowestyounggrace dominates at Windsor (Maine)
Windsor, ME — Fred Ward’s Gowestyounggrace continued her dominance of the 3-year-old pacing filly division of the Maine Sire Stakes with a 2:00.1 win on Monday (Aug. 26) at the Windsor Fair. Unbeaten in her last six starts, Gowestyoungrace scored a wire-to-wire victory in her $19,321 event for...
York County Sheriff’s Office boosts civil division with new full-time position, pay raises
ALFRED, Maine — A reorganization of the civil process division of York County Sheriff’s Office means two part-time positions will change to a full-time one, bringing the total number of full-time positions to three. It also means an increase in the pay rate of 5% for the division, the first, other than cost of living adjustments, in several years. ...
Bangor, Maine Police Visited Q106.5
Sgt. Jason McAmbley has been in law enforcement in Maine for almost three decades, and currently serves as the public information officer for the Bangor Police Department. Sgt. McAmbley was kind enough to join David on the morning show Tuesday morning, and here is what they discussed. Police Officers in...
Goats Gone Wild In Greenbush!
While I can't remember if they ever featured a scenario like this on the TV show "Cops", I'm pretty sure this was not what two Sheriff Deputies from Penobscot County expected when they showed up to work Sunday. According to the Penobscot County Sheriff's Department Facebook Page, two young deputies...
Andersson aims for 100% grad rate by ’27
“There is no reason we should lose one (student) to ‘dropout’ (status),” Wiscasset Superintendent of Schools Kim Andersson told the school committee Aug. 20. “If they want to leave us, let’s make sure that they get enrolled in another program.” She had just shared her goal of a 100% graduation rate by the Class of 2027.
Maine High School Soccer Scores – August 27
Here are the Maine High School Soccer Scores for games played on Tuesday, August 27th. The majority of the State won't begin regular season games until Friday, September 6th. Aroostook County school have started earlier because of the potato harvest vacation .
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