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Runners attempt 100K and 24-hour runs in Trail Festival at Pineland Farms
NEW GLOUCESTER, Maine — At Pineland Farms, the annual Trail Festival has something for every runner… whether it’s a casual 5K or a long-winded 100K. For the latter option, runners started at 6 a.m. on Saturday. They wouldn’t be crossing the finish line until after the sun sets.
Former mill town buzzes with new activity influenced by history
BRUNSWICK, Maine — WCME is a popular Midcoast Maine radio station. The station was rescued from potential closure by Jim Bleikamp, who runs the station and is also its on-air personality. Cabot Mill Antiques is a huge indoor antiques market covering part of the massive first floor of Brunswick’s...
Worming still a good way to earn a living, says local harvester
Kacey Mullins of Wiscasset waxes enthusiastic about his profession of harvesting bloodworms for sale to be used for bait by fishermen around the world. “It beats working under fluorescent lights,” he said in a recent interview. “I have had other jobs, normal 9 to 5, it just wasn’t for me.”
LOVE OUR LOCALS WITH BOOGIE2SHOOZ SUNDAY AT 727 OCEAN SUNSET AT SMUGGLER’S COVE INN 2-5pm
727 Ocean Sunset Bar invites you to join in the fun this Sunday from 2-5pm with local favorites, Boogie2Shooz! . Every Sunday, 727 Ocean Sunset Bar honors local residents of the Region with great entertainment, handcrafted cocktails, spectacular sunsets and discounts for being a “local”. For more information call 207-633-2800. www.smugglerscoveinn.com.
Maine's small fishing businesses struggle to recover from winter storm damage
GEORGETOWN (WGME) -- Up and down the Maine coast, hundreds of small, family-owned fishing businesses are struggling to rebuild their storm-beaten wharves. "We have never seen a storm this bad," Lauren Crosby, who owns two seafood businesses with her sister, Sadia, said. The record tidal surge on January 13 battered...
Wiscasset school committee candidate Jonathan Barnes
Education: Grace Baptist Academy, Maine Army National Guard, KVCC for EMT, Maine Criminal Justice Academy for Corrections and Law Enforcement, Crisis Intervention through NAMI, Civil Rights Officer. Political History (Board, Committees, other):. Clubs/Organizations:. Considering the office you are running for, what do you feel are the three most pressing issues...
Ospreys build new nest on top of Bath utility pole after removal
BATH (WGME) -- The birds are back in Bath. An osprey nest has popped up again on top of a utility pole. It's the same spot where CMP cleared a nest earlier this month. CMP removed it in April, saying it was too close to wires carrying large amounts of electricity.
Southport Column: Mitchell & Co., Climate Action Team and more
Although I mentioned Memorial Day in last week’s column in connection with more banners being hung, I completely forgot to mention the parade. If this column comes to your eyes in time, a reminder that, as usual, a Memorial Day parade will begin at the Southport Memorial Library in Newagen at 8:30 a.m. and at the town center in front of the Southport General Store at 9:30 a.m. Flags are waving in the breeze on the.
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