Clean election and ballot access advocates on Friday condemned a bill that would virtually ban the gathering of voter signatures at the polling place on Election Day. The bill would also push candidates who are on the ballot back away from the polling place, ending a tradition of candidates greeting voters at the polls. The […]
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Who’s afraid of freezing? For diehard runners, it’s never too cold to get outside.
Ed Tumavicus claims he is not clinically insane, and he should know. He’s a physician. Yet on Friday morning, when the air around Back Cove hovered around minus 10, and before the sun could burn off the last tendrils of sea smoke, there was Tumavicus, 54, defying common sense to get in the first half […]
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College roundup: Black Bears edge Engineers, 3-2
TROY, N.Y. — Nolan Vesey had a pair of goals in first three plus minutes of the game to pace the Black Bears past the Engineers 3-2 in a non-conference contest. He also had an assist in the contest. Vesey’s first goal came 62 seconds into the game assisted by Patrick Shea. His next goal, […]
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Dangerous wind chills expected Wednesday night across Maine
It’s a deep chill with no end in sight. The jet stream is fairly zonal, meaning it has a west-east orientation. When this occurs, weather patterns become stagnant. Highs will be in the single digits or just a few degrees above over the next five days. Low temperatures will consistently fall below zero. There’s a […]
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Police say body is believed to be missing 59-year-old Baldwin woman
Police believe they have found the body of a missing 59-year-old woman from Baldwin. Lawrene Alexander was last heard from Dec. 20 when she called a relative. The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office issued a notice early Wednesday asking for help from the public in their search. They issued this statement Wednesday afternoon. “A body has […]
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Video: Mysterious fireball lights up the sky over Maine
STANDISH, Maine (WGME) — It’s not New Year’s yet, but the sky is already lighting up as people across New England described seeing a fireball in the sky. Cameras in Maine captured the flash earlier Tuesday night. One man who saw it said he was driving home from work with a coworker along Route 114. […]
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Notable Maine deaths in 2017
PORTLAND — One of the nation’s three remaining Shakers, the last of his generation in a famous American family, a longtime football coach at Syracuse University and the author of “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance” are among people with ties to Maine who died in 2017. The deaths included a boy whose dying […]
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Blizzard warning issued for southern, central Maine on Christmas Day
PORTLAND (WGME) — A strong snowstorm will sweep across much of Maine on Christmas, with six to 12 inches expected along with cold temperatures and strong winds. A blizzard warning has been issued for southern and central Maine including the Midcoast until 5 p.m. Wind gusts could reach 50 miles, visibility will be extremely poor […]
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Christmas Day storm to bring more snow to Maine
STATEWIDE (WGME) — Maine is in store for a white Christmas. Not only will it snow, but it will snow 6 to 12 inches in central and southern Maine. The snow will start around 5 a.m. Monday morning and last until Monday evening. Highs will be cold in the teens and 20s, resulting in a […]
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Maine & The Holidays: The Quiz II
Ah, Christmas in Maine! The mistletoe, the holiday lights, the vampires. For the second year in a row, we encourage you to relax with friends and family and take a crack at our Maine & The Holidays quiz to put your keen, sugar-cookie-scented knowledge to the test. Winner gets that last piece of pie. Here’s […]