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Lewiston, Maine, Drive-In Restaurant Named One of 20 Best in Nation
Chances are, your summer is going to include visits to the beach, perhaps a hike or two throughout Maine's incredible park system, or maybe even a lighthearted walk through one of Vacationland's quaint villages. All of those sound great, but you're still going to need to eat. And if you're looking for a place that serves delicious food alongside some delicious nostalgia, look no further than Val's Drive-In in Lewiston.
Bereaved Mother's Day garden unveiled in Brunswick for moms mourning their lost children
BRUNSWICK (WGME) - Next weekend is Mother’s Day but not everyone celebrates the same way. Sunday is Bereaved Mother's Day, honoring moms who have lost a child or are unable to have one. Bronzed butterfly sculptures accompanied by a metal flower tucked away behind a pond. It's a safe...
23 people died on the job last year in Maine, MDOL says
Labor advocates are calling on the state government to improve safety protections after a new report shows Maine currently leads the country in workplace injury rates with a high number of deaths as well. The Maine Department of Labor says 23 people died on the job in Maine last year.
Volunteers work to clean up storm damage from Lewiston's Memorial Park
LEWISTON (WGME) -- It's been more than four months since severe flooding devastated parts of Maine. Lewiston's Memorial Park was battered and seriously damaged by the rising Androscoggin River. The L&A Veterans Council chairman says part of the problem is how to get heavy equipment in there when the ground...
BREAKING NEWS Individual Identified for “Inappropriate Grabbing” near the Bonney Science Center
At 12:36 p.m. an individual was identified for having “inappropriately grabbed” a student following a Campus Safety investigation according to a text notification sent to students. This update comes after a campus-wide text blast sent to students at 1:34 a.m. this morning saying that there was a “sexual...
Lewiston police arrest three, seek fourth after College Street shooting
LEWISTON — Police have arrested two juveniles and a 19-year-old man in connection with a shooting late last night and are reviewing the involvement of a fourth individual. Officers responded to reports of gunfire at 84 College St. around 11:37 p.m. on April 25 and found multiple shell casings, suggesting several shooters were involved.
Just-In-Time Recreation to hold grand re-opening ceremony Friday
LEWISTON (WGME) -- One of the two locations in Maine’s worst ever mass shooting will re-open Friday. Just-In-Time Recreation is holding its grand re-opening ceremony with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 3 p.m. and events leading up to that moment starting at 10 a.m. The owner says reopening seemed unimaginable...
Genocide survivors share stories at Bates College
In anticipation of the 30th commemoration of the beginning of one of the darkest chapters in human history–the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda–the Bates College French and Francophone Studies Department presented a transformative conference in Lewiston in March titled “Rwanda 30 Years After: Trauma Healing of Genocide Survivors & Intergenerational Trauma.“ The conference brought together survivors, scholars, and activists, and featured distinguished speakers Esther Mujawayo, Jean Bosco Rutagengwa, and Chantal Kayitesi, who shared their own harrowing experiences and insights as survivors of the genocide, shedding light on its enduring impact.
Need for more space driving school referendum in MSAD 51
North Yarmouth and Cumberland residents will soon decide whether or not to put 53-million dollars into a school project. This is the second time in two years this has gone to voters, though plans are vastly different now. MSAD 51 is one of many Maine districts that use modular classrooms....
Multiple Maine Game Wardens honored for heroic actions the night of the Lewiston shootings
AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife held its annual awards ceremony on Friday. The awards included honoring several Wardens for heroic efforts on the night of the Lewiston shootings. Josh Smith, who works out of Gray, was named the 2023 Maine Game Warden of...
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