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Massive marijuana growing operation uncovered in Jay farmhouse
JAY (WGME) -- Authorities have uncovered a massive marijuana growing operation in Jay. A farmhouse on Route 133 in Jay was searched on Thursday as part of a joint investigation between the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office and the Jay Police Department. No one was home at the time of...
Man accused of killing missing Windham man files motion to dismiss murder charge
LEWISTON (WGME) -- A Leeds man accused of killing a missing Windham man has filed a motion to get his charges dismissed. According to court documents, 30-year-old Joseph Chute allegedly told people he killed Alex Jackson. Authorities began investigating Jackson’s disappearance in May of 2023. Jackson was last seen...
Maine’s ed techs demand fair wages: We earn 'less than a Walmart shelf-stocker’
Kim Hubbard has been an education technician at elementary and middle schools in Oxford County for two decades, and year after year she has seen colleagues leave the profession because the pay is too low. Others, she said, work second or third jobs to make ends meet. Hubbard and other...
Beware of phone scam impersonating Bangor police officer
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - The Bangor Police Department is alerting the public to another scam. They say a scammer is trying to take your money by impersonating a Bangor police officer. Officials say a person in the Farmington area got a call from “Sgt. Ed Potter, of the Bangor Police...
West Paris issues boil water order
WEST PARIS, Maine — Residents of West Paris are being advised to boil their water until further notice. The town issued a boil water order on Wednesday, according to the Maine Division of Environmental and Community Health's website. West Paris Water District customers are asked to "boil all water...
Fiddler Louise Bichan's new album includes sounds of home: Scotland
PORTLAND, Maine — Louise Bichan has a way of storytelling through sounds. Bichan grew up in Scotland but went to Berklee College of Music in Massachusetts. She first picked up a fiddle when she was seven years old and has been playing ever since. Her Scottish roots can be heard throughout her new album "The Lost Summer." She said she was able to record part of the album in Scotland and include family members on the tracks.
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