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Special Olympics Maine holds track & field event at Hampden Academy
HAMPDEN, Maine (WABI) - Maine’s Special Olympians came to Hampden Academy to compete and have fun. “It is a fantastic day to be out with everybody. It’s awesome to be with your peers and get to know everybody,” said Ketrina Bennett, race walker, softball thrower. “It’s very...
Unity-based Heavy Element develops sports video game
UNITY, Maine (WABI) - A Unity-based business has built a new PC video game that combines pong and foosball. Heavy Element’s Dudelings Arcade Sportsball offers a fun, two-player experience with a new spin on the two games. It’s available for $4.99 on Steam and Itch.io. “Originally, Dudelings was...
Calendar of events
DEXTER: The Abbott Museum is open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Saturday. FMI call 207-924-5721. DEXTER: VFW Post 4298 bingo starts at 6 p.m. — with new games and bigger payouts. GREENVILLE: The Partnership Food Pantry, 60 Mayhew Manor, distributes the first and third Mondays from noon-1 p.m. FMI call 207-518-8833.
USPS suspends changes to Hampden facility until January
United States Postal Service Postmaster General Louis DeJoy announced Tuesday he was pausing any further changes to Maine's Hampden Processing Facility until next year. The USPS announced last month they would be moving forward with plans to consolidate mail processing services at the Eastern Maine Mail Processing and Distribution Center in Hampden and transfer operations to its mail processing facility in Scarborough. The original plan was to invest $12 million into the Hampden hub, which mainly serves eastern and northern Maine.
Maine 2nd Congressional District candidate Mike Soboleski tours Piscataquis County businesses
GUILFORD -- With less than a month to go before Maine's GOP congressional primary, candidate Mike Soboleski made several stops in Piscataquis County to speak with small business owners and potential voters. Soboleski says he's committed to economic growth and community engagement in the region. "This is the heartbeat of...
Brayden Badger Game Report: vs Central
Brayden Badger was a major factor in Maine Central Institute's victory over Central on Monday. Central had no answer to Badger as he pitched six innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Badger and Maine Central Institute will look to defend their home field on Friday...
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