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Gov. Mills vetoes bill to hold Old Town landfill accountable for PFAS runoff
AUGUSTA (WGME)--- Governor Janet Mills has vetoed a bill that would have required Maine to negotiate a new deal with Casella, which runs the state-owned Juniper Ridge landfill in Old Town. More specifically, the bill required the landfill to treat water discharge so that it does not exceed the state's...
Brewer is seeking volunteers for 20th Ken Locke Annual Stream Clean-up
BREWER, Maine (WABI) - The City of Brewer is looking for some help. That’s because the 20th Ken Locke Annual Stream Clean-up is back on Saturday May 18th. While it is in May, registration for the event is due by April 26th. They say that in previous years that...
Raising awareness with the International Back to Back Wool Challenge
BANGOR -- Mainely Spinngers in Bangor will be hosting a wool challenge, along with a raffle and a silent auction to raise awareness and funds for Sarah's House of Maine. Sarah’s House is a non-profit organization that provides temporary lodging in a comfortable “home away from home” environment to cancer patients (and their caregivers) who travel 30 miles or more to receive treatments at Cancer Care in the Bangor area.
Pitbull returning to Bangor this summer
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Mr. Worldwide is making another trip to Bangor this summer!. Pitbull is returning to Maine Savings Amphitheater with special guest T-Pain on Sept. 14. Tickets go on sale Friday. Pitbull made his first stop to Bangor in August 2022 on the “Can’t Stop Us Now” tour....
Woman-owned small business of the year: Sarah Morneault and Lindsay Levesque, Tiller & Rye
NOMINATED BY ANN MCALHANY, SBDC Opening a grocery store may seem like a relatively straightforward path to business ownership, but with Tiller & Rye there is much more to it. […]
Hundreds of UMaine students work to help combat food insecurity
ORONO, Maine (WABI) - Students at the University of Maine helped combat food insecurity across the state Tuesday. Around 300 students came out to make more than 56,000 meals for this year’s Maine Day Meal Packout. The meals will go to over a dozen food pantries around the state...
EMCC, Maine BMV host first catalytic converter etching event
BANGOR, Maine — Eastern Maine Community College automotive technology students got hands-on experience engraving catalytic converters to deter theft on Tuesday morning. The college collaborated with the Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicle’s Enforcement Division to host Maine’s first free “Etch and Catch” program. Catalytic converters,...
Furry Friends at 4: Dot
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Are you thinking about adding two dogs to your home?. Dot and her son, Buddy, are looking for a home together!. Dot is a 5-year-old female Beagle and Buddy is a 3-year-old Beagle. They are available at the Bangor Humane Society. For more information, click here.
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