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Last-minute Mother’s Day brunch ideas? We got you covered
Mother’s Day is all about letting mom do less, even kids can tackle some of these brunch recipes. Hannaford’s resident chef Dorene Mills paid WMTW a visit to share some delicious recipes for Sunday. To her, the recipes are all about making the experience as hands-off for mom as she wants it.
Reports outline new details about Cumberland County's response during Lewiston manhunt
CUMBERLAND COUNTY (WGME) -- After Action Reports from the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office are revealing new details about the agency's response to the Lewiston mass shooting and manhunt. The reports, which the CBS13 I-Team obtained through a public records request, were written by members of the Cumberland County Emergency Services...
Firefighters save Durham home from barn fire; one firefighter hospitalized
DURHAM (WGME) - Firefighters in Durham are crediting a massive response for having saved a home last night when an attached barn caught fire. About a dozen different departments responded to 1355 Royalsborough Road in Durham around 7 o'clock Friday night for the third alarm fire. The people and pets...
Auburn celebrates its 2nd annual Lobster Festival
AUBURN (WGME) - When you think of Auburn, you may not think of lobster, but the town's recent tradition carried on this afternoon. The second annual Auburn Lobster Festival set up along Festival Plaza and the Androscoggin River. Several venders offered traditional lobster dinners and other local bites. Six local...
Songwriter behind Marden's jingle passes away
PORTLAND (WGME) – The man behind a well-known Maine jingle has passed away. “I should have bought it when I saw it at Marden's!”. That jingle is the work of Ed Boucher, the local musician who wrote the Marden’s jingle and much more over the years. The songwriter...
Despite delay, Portland funeral home starts on $3.6M expansion
Conroy-Tully Walker Funeral Homes has begun construction of a new facility at 300 Allen Ave. in Portland’s North Deering neighborhood. The $3.6 million project is a ground-up construction on nearly two acres. “We are all really excited about this project and the positive impact it will have on the...
Bates College student studies fine art of boxing
PORTLAND (WGME) – A junior from Auburn at Bates College is keeping very busy. When the 20-year-old isn't pulling an all-nighter studying in the library, he enjoys his free time inside the squared circle. He's a tireless worker inside the classroom. "I'm a double major in anthropology and Chinese,"...
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