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Route 1 in Searsport opens to two-way traffic for limited time
SEARSPORT, Maine (WABI) - Route 1 in Searsport will be open to two way traffic. Gordon Contracting announced the detour is lifted until Tuesday morning and is encouraging people to visit local businesses there. Construction has made it difficult for travelers and businesses in the area.
Hermon elementary students learn about multiple professions during career day
HERMON, Maine (WABI) -What do you want to be when you grow up?. Hermon students welcomed visitors Friday to help them begin to answer that question themselves. Thanks to different professionals in the community, they got to spend time with them during their career day. Elementary students at the Patricia...
Appeal denied for Waterville man convicted of murdering mother of his children
AUGUSTA (WGME) -- A Waterville man, who is serving 42 years in prison for killing the mother of his two children, has had his murder conviction appeal denied. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court upheld Nicholas Lovejoy’s conviction and sentence on Thursday. Lovejoy pleaded guilty to murdering his longtime girlfriend,...
Belfast Bay Watershed’s June includes water nature outing, Walk and Roll for Conservation
BELFAST — The Belfast Bay Watershed will host several programs in June, an on the water nature outing in Frankfort and an outdoor event focused on conservation in Belfast. All programs are free and open to the public. Saturday, June 8, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Paddle Mendall Marsh...
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...
Waterville firefighter dedicates senior exhibit to area first responders
WATERVILLE, Maine (WABI) - Colby College’s 2024 commencement will be on May 25 & 26 as students start new chapters looking to make their mark in the world. Before graduation, one student already did that in Waterville. She dedicated an entire art exhibit to the people who inspired her...
"Just grateful": MCI alum Burr the first Thomas College athlete to compete at NCAAs
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - Thomas College freshman and Maine Central Institute alum Emma Burr is continuing to take her career to the most unlikely places. This time, Thursday and Friday's NCAA Division III Track and Field Championships. "I definitely didn't think I'd get to nationals my freshman year," Burr says....
Mainers ask federal officials to consider sea-run fish in relicensing of Kennebec River dams
More than 2,000 Mainers signed a petition asking federal officials to think about endangered Atlantic salmon and other sea-run fish in the Kennebec River as regulators evaluate the licenses for four dams. Local residents, fishing groups and the Wabanaki Tribes have long called for the removal of the four river dams between Waterville and Skowhegan […] The post Mainers ask federal officials to consider sea-run fish in relicensing of Kennebec River dams appeared first on Maine Morning Star.
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