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Maine’s Odd and Unusual Show returns to Augusta this weekend
AUGUSTA, Maine (WABI) - Fans of the eclectic will be happy to hear Maine’s Odd and Unusual Show returns to Augusta this weekend. The two-day event takes place at the Civic Center on Saturday, May 25 and Sunday, May 26. Here you’ll find a bit of anything from skulls...
Girl seriously injured during incident at Waterville bridge, police say
WATERVILLE, Maine — A girl was airlifted to a hospital Monday after she was seriously injured during an incident Monday in Waterville. It happened shortly before 4 p.m. near the area of Two Cent Bridge at the Head of Falls along the Kennebec River, Waterville police said in a release Tuesday. Emergency officials said in the release they believed the girl may have been experiencing a mental health crisis at the time.
The University of Maine, Augusta holds graduation at Maine State Prison
The University of Maine, Augusta, held its first post-pandemic graduation ceremony this week at the Maine State Prison in Warren. Twenty-one men were recognized with associate and bachelor's degrees in liberal studies. The graduates and their friends and family said the prison education program has changed their lives. It's not...
New Bookshop Opens in Waterville
WATERVILLE, Maine (WABI) - Just in time for Memorial Day weekend, a few new businesses are opening on Main Street in Waterville, including the new location for Oliver and Friends Bookshop. They’re now officially open and kicking off their first day by donating 10% of their Friday sales. “We’re...
The Great Race
Rick McIntosh (Lockport) and Sean Lowes (Ellicottville) have teamed up to participate in The Great Race competitive road rally this June. This 10-day event starts in Owensboro, Kentucky and ends 2300 miles later in Gardiner, Maine with several stops along the way. While this will be Rick’s 8th Great Race event, this will be Sean’s first.
One Good Tern
Over the weekend, we were out doing some errands in Augusta when it occurred to us that we could easily add one more “errand” into our itinerary. Only a few minutes farther north from the Augusta Civic Center area, where we were making a trip for home supplies, is one of the most special bird places in Maine. That spot—the south end of Messalonskee Lake--is one of only a handful of places in the entire state where the striking and state-endangered black tern nests.
Person hospitalized after falling onto rocks along Kennebec River in Waterville
WATERVILLE (WGME) -- An investigation is underway after a person had to be flown to the hospital after falling about 25-feet onto rocks along the edge of the Kennebec River in Waterville. The incident happened around 4:30 p.m. on Monday on the edge of Kennebec River near Head of Falls...
Advocates, residents voice strong opposition to Kennebec dam relicensing
Restoring fish migration up the Kennebec River was at the center of many objections to the relicensing of four dams, voiced by residents at a public hearing on Wednesday in Augusta. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is considering the relicensing of four dams on the Kennebec River owned by Brookfield...
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