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Brewer Riverwalk Festival returns to downtown Brewer
BREWER, Maine (WABI) - The Brewer Riverwalk Festival returned for its fourth annual event in downtown Brewer. Folks enjoyed food, drinks, entertainment and so much more while boosting local economy and enjoying community along Main Street. The event shut down Center Street to cars and hosted vendors all along the...
At state convention, Maine Democrats cheer Trump conviction
Maine Democratic activists are gathering in Bangor this weekend for the party’s state convention. More than 1,000 Democrats are attending the state convention to hear from candidates for Congress and from the party’s top elected leaders. It is also a chance for party loyalists to organize as they head into an election where not only the presidency is on the ballot but also every seat in the Maine Legislature.
$16.5M SAD 46 budget moved to June 11 ballot
DEXTER – A proposed 2024-25 SAD 46 budget totaling $16,532,495 was approved during the annual district meeting in the Alfond Gym at the Ridge View Community School on May 30. This figure is now moved to referendum vote in the SAD 46 communities of Dexter, Exeter, Garland, and Ripley on Tuesday, June 11.
Bangor Public Works offering free compost to residents
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Are you in need of compost?. Bangor Public Works is offering some free to residents while supplies last. Compost is available for pickup from seven to five Saturday at public works headquarters on Maine Avenue. People should use the back entrance and there will be signs...
From Maine to Texas: Red Cross volunteer leaves to provide disaster relief
BANGOR -- The recent tornados and destructive storms in the southern region of the United States have left people in a place of devastation, and one Mainer is lending a helping hand. Maine resident Raybo Frank boarded a flight at the Bangor International Airport on Friday, May 31st that headed...
Interior Sec. Deb Haaland to deliver keynote at Maine Democratic Party convention
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland will deliver the keynote address at the Maine Democratic Party convention on June 1, the party announced Thursday. Haaland, a former U.S. representative from New Mexico, was one of the first Native American women elected to Congress. She was then nominated by President Joe Biden in 2021 to head the U.S. […] The post Interior Sec. Deb Haaland to deliver keynote at Maine Democratic Party convention appeared first on Maine Morning Star.
Maine woman nearly gives birth in parking lot
BANGOR, Maine — A Garland mother was due to give birth to her second child early next month. The Callahan's baby instead made a dramatic entrance into the world last week. The Callahans made it to the emergency department at St. Joseph Hospital in Bangor, in the nick of time.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s presidential campaign visits Maine Thursday
KITTERY, Maine — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s running mate, Nicole Shanahan, was in Kittery on Thursday afternoon. Kennedy, who is running as an Independent, is the nephew of late President John F. Kennedy. His father served as attorney general and a U.S. senator before seeking the Democratic nomination for president. Both were assassinated.
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