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Thousands flock to Lincoln for annual Loon Festival
LINCOLN, Maine — The call of the loon is a familiar sound to Lincoln residents. Just as familiar are the sights and sounds of the annual Loon Festival. The Lincoln Loon Festival, the town's biggest event of the year, kicked off this week with a four-day event featuring live music, local food, artisans, and competitions.
Tumbling for cheese at Belfast’s Maine Celtic Celebration Cheese Roll Championship
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - The Maine Celtic Celebration Cheese Roll Championship took place Sunday at 2 p.m. in Belfast. The championship featured age group rounds ranging from young children to people over 60-years-old. Each cheese roll championship is made up of 10 contestants lined up at the top of the...
E-bikes available for lending at Rockland library through pilot program
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Public Library is participating in the newly-launched Maine Library E-Bike Loan Program, through which residents with library cards at participating libraries can borrow Class I electric-assist bicycles and explore how they can help with car-free personal transportation. This is a month-long pilot program provided by the Bicycle Coalition of Maine and the Maine Department of Transportation. The program will begin on Monday, July 22.
Trevor Sanborn Wins PASS Spud 150, Earns Oxford 250 Provisional
The Pro All Stars Series (PASS) Super Late Models trekked north to Spud Speedway in Caribou, Maine on Sunday for a non-points special event. Trevor Sanborn took the checkered flag in the Spud 150, earning a provisional starting position in the Bar Harbor Bank & Trust Oxford 250. Sanborn started...
New high end development in Houlton helps fill housing gap
Since the pandemic drastically changed Houlton’s real estate landscape, the demand for properties in Southern Aroostook continues as people look for more space, remote work opportunities, and a higher quality of life.
123 Foot Super Yacht “Temptation” Available for Charter for $80,000/Week in Bar Harbor [VIDEO]
Do you have a spare $80,000 plus expenses and gratuity, so say a cool $115,000 - $120,000 burning a hole in your pocket? If so, The 123 foot super yacht Temptation has just docked in Bar Harbor and can be chartered. The yacht was owned by David Dyer who was...
Dozens ride to raise money for four-year-old girl's medical treatments
AUGUSTA, Maine — Dozens rode to fundraise in Augusta on Saturday for a four-year-old girl's medical treatments. Held by the Red Knights of Maine Chapter Four, the group consists of former EMS workers and firefighters and often hosts fundraising rides to support the community. Thirty-one riders started in Gardiner...
Remember When Two Maine News Anchors Quit Live On-Air?
It came as a surprise to not only viewers but the entire staff of this Bangor TV station when their two news anchors quit at the end of their broadcast. ABC 7, WVII anchors Tony Consiglio and Cindy Michaels literally dropped their mics on November 20 after announcing that it was their last newscast, packed it up, and went home after six years of anchoring together.
Teeing-Off at Cloukey Charity Challenge
MARS HILL, Maine (WAGM) - Golfers teed off in the name of charity during the Cloukey Charity Challenge on Saturday and Sunday. The annual charity has raised thousands of dollars for the Special Olympics for 35 years and this year was the final year. News Source 8 reporter Megan Waceken tells us what the challenge has meant to folks over the past 35 years.
Antique truck show displays rigs of all shapes and sizes
OWLS HEAD, Maine — One of Owls Head Transportation Museum’s many annual traditions, dozens of collectors showed off their prized pieces at the antique truck show. There was a wide variety in the types of trucks present, all of different sizes, shapes and conditions. "On events like this...
Bigelow celebrates 50th anniversary with return of Café Sci series
Few people are as uniquely positioned to tell the story of Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences’ (BLOS) first 50 years as Dr. Barney Balch, and on July 16, to a crowd of about 160 at the Opera House of Boothbay Harbor, he did. Combining his personal history with the laboratory and research gleaned from 50 years’ worth of Bigelow annual reports, Balch inaugurated the 2024 Café Sci series with a look back on Bigelow’s legacy in “Celebrating the Past, Solving for the Future.”
The 3rd Annual Ed Sheffer Ink & Iron Fest Is Coming In September
This yearly event is in memory of Ed Sheffer, the founder of Diversified Ink, who died in a motorcycle accident on June 16, 2020. The 2024 date is set for the annual Ed Sheffer INK & IRON FEST, benefiting Maine Veterans. Ed was a great friend to not only all...
A Bangor Spot Was The Inspiration For A Scene In ‘IT Chapter Two’
When "The Losers Club" meets for dinner, you might recognize the location. There is a pivotal scene in the movie IT Chapter Two, that folks from the Bangor area will notice right away. The old friends reunite over Chinese dinner and have some fortune cookies at a restaurant called Jade...
MDI’s Spencer Laurendeau Makes TD Catch in Shrine Football Game
Playing in his last career high school football game, MDI's Spencer Laurendeau hauled in a pass for a touchdown, in the 34th Annual Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Football Game. Laurendeau, playing for the East, caught a pass with 54 seconds left in t he 1st half from Wyatt Rayfield of Foxcroft Academy in the end zone on a jump ball wrestling it from the defender..
Multiple drug arrests in Millinocket lead to child taken from home
MILLINOCKET, Maine (WABI) -Police say multiple people were arrested in Millinocket earlier this week on charges including drug trafficking, possession of a gun by a prohibited person, and endangering the welfare of a child. They say Allyson Porter,33, of Millinocket and Jamie Vandegraaf, 33, of Augusta are facing multiple charges.
Eric Hopkins Speaks to West Bay Rotary
“Eyes of an artist, words of a poet, mind of a scientist.”. Celebrated local artist Eric Hopkins recently came to West Bay Rotary’s Thursday morning breakfast meeting to share his thoughts on what drives his art these days, what he cares about, and what continues to move him to create in all forms. With unabashed enthusiasm, he shared the connections he feels with his community through generations and as an artist to create and express those connections. Today, the driving motivator for him is about “legacy.”
Can-Am sled dog race in jeopardy under new CDC rules, former champ says
FORT KENT, Maine — New regulations for traveling across the border with dogs may threaten the future of Fort Kent’s Can-Am and other sled dog races throughout North America, says the Canadian woman who won the last northern Maine race. Katherine Langlais of Glenwood, New Brunswick, who won...
Yarmouth Clam Festival fundraises for nonprofits and brings community together
The Yarmouth Clam Festival has been running all weekend with family entertainment, a carnival, crafts, food and music. The centerpiece of the event, the food booths, raise funds for about thirty nonprofits, according to Chelsie DiConzo, Community Events Director for the Yarmouth Chamber of Commerce. "It's the Yarmouth Clam Festival...
Boil water order in Norway
NORWAY — A boil water order has been placed for the town of Norway, with the exception of those using wells, and anyone who uses the Oxford Water District. The boil water order requires customers to bring water to a rolling boil for at least one minute for any use involving consumption, such as drinking, cooking, washing fruits or vegetables, making ice cubes, or brushing teeth.
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