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Last weekend, crowds upon crowds of people congregated in Millinocket for the Millinocket Half and Full Marathon. This event was started many years ago to help the struggling mill town and has grown into this massive event. By all accounts, it was another successful event. Two years ago local filmmaker,...

Much like Burt’s Bees co-founder Roxanne Quimby, Suzanne Hiltz is a homesteader, an artist, a Renaissance woman of sorts.

EAST MILLINOCKET, Maine (WABI) - East Millinocket has a new paw-trol officer. Derby just finished his first phase of K-9 training. After 13 weeks of training, he is now a member of the East Millinocket Police Department. Derby is set to complete his training early next year.

Clinton Cushman, the oldest registered runner in the 13.1 mile race, beat his 2021 time by three minutes.

On October 11th, the Springfield Thunderbirds released the findings of a comprehensive economic impact study conducted by the UMASS Donahue Institute. One of the things discussed in the study was the fact over $300,000 have been contributed to organizations and charitable events throughout the area since the inception of the T-Birds foundation in 2018.

MILLINOCKET, Maine (WABI) - A man from Millinocket has been indicted for unlawful trafficking of scheduled drugs that resulted in the death of another. 40-year-old Daniel Grabber was arrested on November 30th after an investigation into the death of a 45-year-old woman in Millinocket last year. Police were called to...

I’m not a poet. I wouldn’t even consider myself a writer, yet I’ve been rolling words through my head trying to piece them together in such a way that you all feel me wrapping my arms around you. Life has certainly brought our community a profound amount of challenges and sadness, so hear me when I say:

The 2023\2024 high school basketball season officially opens on Dec. 8. That is the date that high schools are eligible to play their first countable games. For the most part, girls' teams kick things off with their season openers on Dec. 8. The Jonesport-Beals Royalettes travel to Machias for a matchup with the Lady Bulldogs. Calais journeys up to Lincoln to face Mattanawcook Academy, and Woodland plays the Narraguagus Lady Knights in Harrington.

Heavy snow has hit northern New England with a couple cities seeing close to a foot of fresh snow! With many ski resorts opening in the next couple weeks in the Northeast, the winter weather is welcomed. It's official! Bangor, ME was able to get in on the winter fun....

Experience the excitement and camaraderie of the Millinocket Marathon and Half, where thousands of runners from all 50 states participate. This volunteer-run event not only tests endurance but also boosts the local economy, contributing millions to the Kaden region.

After retiring in 2017, a beloved basketball coach is making a comeback to the court. With a history of leading teams to championships, the coach is determined to revitalize the boys' program at Mattanawcook, aiming to bring excitement back to the community.

MILLINOCKET — Rico Portalatin, 52 of Milo, finished seventh at the 2023 Millinocket Half-Marathon on Saturday, Dec. 2. Portalatin covered the 13.1 miles in a time of 1 hour, 19 minutes, 45 seconds to place seventh among a field of 1,463 runners. He had the top time among 60 entrants in the men’s age 50-54 division.

“A Medieval Christmas: Hodei Chritus Natus Est” - Lincoln Theater is pleased to welcome The Boston Camerata live in concert. “A power beyond words, elevating your heart with the music.” – Milwaukee Mag. Transcendent music for the season, featuring a superb all-female ensemble of voices and instruments. A Medieval Christmas: Hodie Christus Natus Est features songs to the Virgin Mary, processionals from Saint Martial of Limoges, hymns, lyrics, and miracle ballads, sung in Latin, Old French, Old Provençal, and Saxon, interlaced with Medieval English texts of the Nativity. Thursday, Dec. 7 at 3 p.m. Tickets: $35 in advance, $40 at the door. All seats general admission.

LINCOLN, Maine (WABI) - After hanging up the whistle in 2017 Brian McDormand is coming out of retirement. And he’s coming back home. “I’ve been watching this program from afar, it’s my community and so I just felt I can make a difference here and try to get the boys program back on track,” said McDormand.

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Rain has spread across the region and with the warmer temperatures today, most locations will remain as rain, but locations from Rangeley to Greenville, Millinocket, Houlton & north will change to snow. Snowfall totals will average around 1-3″ with some pockets up to 4″. The locations that see rain should expect less than a quarter of an inch. Even with the rain & snow tonight, temperatures will remain on the warmer side with lows ranging from just below freezing across the north to close to 40° along the coast.

Creepy roads in the middle of the night can leave you shaken and wondering if you're dreaming, but there are roads which seem to be truly haunted, and here's where they are. You can avoid them, or go out for your own adventure to see what you find. RVTrader.com has...

Photo from Unsplash and unrelated to the city. For most people, it is a constant necessity of life to manage gas prices. The national average price for a gallon of regular-grade gas on Sunday is $3.243, a week ago the price is $3.253 , according to AAA.

The Southern Aroostook Warriors girls basketball team defeated the Central Red Devils 64-55 in Dyer Brook on Wednesday, November 29th. Southern Aroostook led 18-7 at the end of the 1st Quarter and 33-22 at the end of the 1st Half. They were on top 54-41 at the end of the 3rd Quarter.

A weak wave of low pressure will works its way into the pine tree state this evening with light rainfall south of Greenville and Millinocket and light snow norther of there. The weather will remain unsettled through the weekend with snow showers across norther Maine on Saturday and some isolated rain showers possible further south. Sunday night another area of low pressure will slide in from the Great Lakes but transfer energy to coastal low. This would allow enough cold air to be drawn in from the north to actually see some accumulating and plowable snow further south than we’ve seen so far this season. Even with models coming to more of an agreement, there are still some major differences between the two in regards to snowfall amounts, therefor it is too early to dive into those details. But stay tuned for the latest.

For the next few weeks, the Damariscotta-Newcastle Rotary Club and Damariscotta Lions Club will be manning their holiday kettles in front of Sherman’s Maine Coast Book Shop, at 158 Main St., and Main Street Grocery store at 1 Coastal Market Drive. Funds are used to assist in local community...