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Voter turnout light for June primary, Secretary of State says
PORTLAND (WGME) -- Voter turnout was light all over the state Tuesday, according to Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows. She says her team traveled from Biddeford through Gorham and Portland, making their way to Bangor Tuesday night. Bellows says she saw light turnout at every place she stopped, but...
Dexter man injured when logging truck rolls in Cambridge
CAMBRIDGE, Maine (WABI) - New information regarding a logging truck accident in Cambridge. According to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office, 38-year old Joseph Hanscom of Dexter was driving the rig Wednesday morning around 10 a.m. He was headed south on Main Street when he lost control of the tractor...
TCTC Building Trades students will construct a home
DEXTER — With help from various community partners, students in the Building Trades program at Tri-County Technical Center will soon be able to apply what they have learned in the classroom in the real world as they are part of a crew to construct a family home on Main Street Hill. The approximately 1,800-square foot house will be put on the market and become someone’s home, standing as a reminder of the students’ time, talents, and hard work.
Mainers head to the polls Tuesday
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Tuesday Mainers can head to the polls to vote in the primary election. Members of the Democratic and Republican parties as well as un-enrolled voters can vote. Results of the primary decide what candidates will be on the ballot in November’s election. Voting for Bangor...
Five summer lunch sites for kids in Bangor and Brewer
BANGOR - Children across the state are about to be on summer vacation. Many of them rely on their school to get nutritious meals . Heather Paquette, President of Good Shepard Food Bank, says more than 44 percent of Maine children rely on free school lunches and despite the availability of funding from the USDA, only a small percentage of those students get meals over the long summer break.
Firefighters gift toy car to child after it was destroyed in fire
LEVANT -- After a couple in Levant lost their garage in a fire over the weekend, local firefighters quickly stepped up to replace a very special toy for their two year old son that was destroyed by the flames. On Sunday morning, the Cyr family watched their four-bay garage go...
Bangor beginning two-year property revaluation project
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) -The City of Bangor will begin a two-year property revaluation project in June. More than 11,000 real estate parcels will be appraised in an attempt to establish more equitable property values. The last city wide revaluation was in 1987. According to KRT Appraisal, the company that’s conducting...
Voter turnout light for June primary, Secretary of State says
PORTLAND (WGME) -- Voter turnout was light all over the state Tuesday, according to Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows. She says her team traveled from Biddeford through Gorham and Portland, making their way to Bangor Tuesday night. Bellows says she saw light turnout at every place she stopped, but...
Homeschooled kids learn about rocket aerodynamics
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - The Cole Land Transportation Museum in Bangor partnered up with the Challenger Learning Center to launch some paper rockets on Tuesday. Home-schooled kids around the area had the opportunity to be an engineer for a day. A short presentation covering all things rocket aerodynamics led right...
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